Dexamethasone — 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. Dexamethasone is a veterinary active ingredient.
Total reports
Dexamethasone: 5802
Reports by species (top entries)
- Dog 3506
- Cat 1549
- Human 183
- Horse 63
- Cattle 53
- Ferret 8
Top reported reactions (VEDDRA terms, top entries)
- Vomiting 1223
- Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in 'Neurological') 896
- Death 523
- Diarrhoea 522
- Anorexia 509
- Death by euthanasia 483
- Other abnormal test result NOS 437
- Anaphylaxis 428
- Elevated alanine aminotransferase (ALT) 393
- Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in Neurological) 387
"Lack of efficacy" terms denote product-performance reports, not adverse reactions.
Source JSON: pdf-raw/ade/ade_active_ingredients_2026-07-22_b5.json (openFDA animalandveterinary/event.json, pulled 2026-07-22).