Prednisolone — 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. Prednisolone is a veterinary active ingredient.
Total reports
Prednisolone: 6048
Reports by species (top entries)
- Dog 4340
- Cat 1230
- Human 28
- Horse 10
- Ferret 5
- Cattle 2
Top reported reactions (VEDDRA terms, top entries)
- Vomiting 723
- Lack of efficacy - NOS 650
- Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in 'Neurological') 515
- Diarrhoea 396
- Anorexia 369
- Other abnormal test result NOS 335
- Emesis 317
- Death by euthanasia 306
- Weight loss 284
- Deafness 273
"Lack of efficacy" terms denote product-performance reports, not adverse reactions.
Source JSON: pdf-raw/ade/ade_active_ingredients_2026-07-22.json (openFDA animalandveterinary/event.json, pulled 2026-07-22).