Desoxycortone — 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. Desoxycortone is a active ingredient.
Total reports
Desoxycortone: 758
Reports by species (top entries)
- Dog 655
- Human 5
- Cat 2
Top reported reactions (VEDDRA terms, top entries)
- Lack of efficacy - NOS 110
- Vomiting 93
- Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in 'Neurological') 80
- Other abnormal test result NOS 75
- Polydipsia 60
- Polyuria 60
- Weight gain 52
- Diarrhoea 50
- Incorrect route of drug administration 49
- Weight loss 45
Source JSON: pdf-raw/ade/ade_active_ingredients_2026-07-22_b15.json (openFDA animalandveterinary/event.json, pulled 2026-07-22).