Betamethasone — 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. Betamethasone is a active ingredient.
Total reports
Betamethasone: 2329
Reports by species (top entries)
- Dog 2037
- Cat 139
- Human 15
- Horse 11
- Other 1
- Other Cervids 1
Top reported reactions (VEDDRA terms, top entries)
- Lack of efficacy - NOS 1131
- Ear discharge 159
- Loss of hearing 114
- Vomiting 106
- Deafness 101
- Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in 'Neurological') 90
- Head shake - ear disorder 88
- CULTURE/TITER DATA ABNORMAL 82
- Behavioural disorder NOS 75
- Ear pain 75
Source JSON: pdf-raw/ade/ade_active_ingredients_2026-07-22_b9.json (openFDA animalandveterinary/event.json, pulled 2026-07-22).