Hexetidine — 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. Hexetidine is a active ingredient.
Total reports
Hexetidine: 235
Reports by species (top entries)
- Dog 188
- Cat 43
- Human 4
Top reported reactions (VEDDRA terms, top entries)
- Vomiting 66
- Diarrhoea 25
- Gingivitis 23
- Gingival disorder 21
- Anorexia 18
- Lack of efficacy - NOS 17
- Anaphylaxis 15
- Depression 13
- Tooth disorder 13
- Stomatitis 10
Source JSON: pdf-raw/ade/ade_active_ingredients_2026-07-22_b17.json (openFDA animalandveterinary/event.json, pulled 2026-07-22).