Diclofenac — 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. Diclofenac is a active ingredient.
Total reports
Diclofenac: 132
Reports by species (top entries)
- Dog 70
- Horse 43
- Human 10
- Cat 4
Top reported reactions (VEDDRA terms, top entries)
- Vomiting 15
- Accidental exposure 12
- Application site swelling 11
- Unclassifiable adverse event 10
- Application site inflammation 9
- Diarrhoea 9
- Application site alopecia 8
- Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in 'Neurological') 8
- Anorexia 7
- Death by euthanasia 7
Source JSON: pdf-raw/ade/ade_active_ingredients_2026-07-22_b20.json (openFDA animalandveterinary/event.json, pulled 2026-07-22).