Nearly 50 % of all calls received by Pet Poison Helpline
involve human medications — both over-the-counter and prescription.
According to the Pet Poison Hotline website, close to 50 % of the calls they receive regarding toxic ingestions in pets
involve human medications (Top 10 Human Medications Poisonous to Pets).
Not exact matches
In the meantime, the study highlights the extent to which many
medications can influence the
human microbiome, John Cryan, a neuropharmacologist at University College Cork in Ireland who was not
involved in the study, tells The Guardian.
Each year nearly half of the calls to Pet Poison Helpline
involve ingestion of potentially toxic
human medications.
Humans: In humans, treatment usually involves medication, although in serious cases, surgery might be req
Humans: In
humans, treatment usually involves medication, although in serious cases, surgery might be req
humans, treatment usually
involves medication, although in serious cases, surgery might be required.
Human medications involving prescription and over-the-counter drugs such as painkillers, cold
medications, antidepressants and dietary supplements.
In 2013, the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center (APCC) took nearly 180,000 calls about possible pet poisonings with 24,673 cases
involving exposure to
human prescription
medications — the number one ranked toxin for 2013.
Trupanion sees many poison claims
involving human pain
medication whether they were dropped on the floor or the pets got into a purse.