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).