Potassium bromide — 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. Potassium bromide is a veterinary active ingredient.
Total reports
Potassium bromide: 528
Reports by species (top entries)
- Dog 396
- Human 3
- Cat 2
- 1
Top reported reactions (VEDDRA terms, top entries)
- Tablets, Abnormal 82
- Seizure NOS 79
- Lack of efficacy - NOS 73
- Ataxia 43
- Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in 'Neurological') 43
- Other abnormal test result NOS 31
- Vomiting 31
- INEFFECTIVE, SEIZURES 23
- Diarrhoea 20
- Elevated serum alkaline phosphatase (SAP) 17
"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).