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FDA ADE reports for Activated Charcoal

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ade en 2026-07-22

Activated Charcoal — FDA Animal & Veterinary Adverse Event (ADE) Reports

Source: openFDA animalandveterinary/event.json, the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) adverse event report database. Data pulled 2026-07-22. Counts are report-level: one report may list multiple reactions and multiple animals, so figures are not additive and do not imply causation. Activated Charcoal is a active ingredient.

Total reports

Activated Charcoal: 135

Reports by species (top entries)

  • Dog 103
  • Cat 31
  • Horse 1

Top reported reactions (VEDDRA terms, top entries)

  • Vomiting 39
  • Accidental exposure 33
  • Diarrhoea 22
  • Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in 'Neurological') 21
  • Ataxia 20
  • Elevated alanine aminotransferase (ALT) 19
  • Overdose 19
  • Seizure NOS 18
  • Elevated blood urea nitrogen (BUN) 17
  • Elevated creatinine 16

Source JSON: pdf-raw/ade/ade_active_ingredients_2026-07-22_b19.json (openFDA animalandveterinary/event.json, pulled 2026-07-22).

Sources

FDA ADE reports for Activated Charcoal (active ingredient) — total reports, species & reaction breakdown
Source document: FDA FAERS / openFDA Animal & Veterinary Event Reports
US FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine (openFDA animal & veterinary event database)retrieved 2026-07-22

Verification file: pdf-raw/ade/ade_active_ingredients_2026-07-22_b19.json

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