FDA ADE reports for Propofol (short-acting injectable anesthetic (induction)) — total reports, species & reaction breakdown

ade_propofol_adverse_events

ade en 2026-07-22

Propofol — 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. Propofol is a short-acting injectable anesthetic (induction).

Total reports

Propofol: 4732

Reports by species (top entries)

Dog 2966
Cat 1138
Other 22
Human 13
Pig 4
Turtle 4

Top reported reactions (VEDDRA terms, top entries)

Death 622
Cardiac arrest 360
Bradycardia 349
Color, Abnormal 349
Vomiting 335
INEFFECTIVE, ANESTHESIA 321
Apnoea 293
Lack of efficacy - NOS 263
Anorexia 215
Death by euthanasia 212

"Lack of efficacy" terms denote product-performance reports, not adverse reactions.

Source JSON: pdf-raw/ade/ade_active_ingredients_2026-07-22_b8.json (openFDA animalandveterinary/event.json, pulled 2026-07-22).

Sources

openFDA animalandveterinary/event.json (FDA CVM ADE), pulled 2026-07-22

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