Medetomidine — 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. Medetomidine is a active ingredient.
Total reports
Medetomidine: 2624
Reports by species (top entries)
- Dog 2090
- Cat 463
- Human 19
- Other 10
- Monkey 4
- Rabbit 4
Top reported reactions (VEDDRA terms, top entries)
- INEFFECTIVE, SEDATION 685
- Death 474
- Sedation prolonged 209
- Vomiting 196
- Cardiac arrest 178
- Bradycardia 170
- Apnoea 157
- Depression 147
- Convulsion 141
- Anorexia 135
Source JSON: pdf-raw/ade/ade_active_ingredients_2026-07-22_b9.json (openFDA animalandveterinary/event.json, pulled 2026-07-22).