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Ingredients / Dexamethasone

Dexamethasone: FDA adverse event reports for pets

Reports received through June 26, 2026. Data and limitations.

5,982Total reports
3,369Dog reports
1,593Cat reports

FDA-approved products with this ingredient (Green Book)

All approved products with this ingredient, for any species.

Brand names come only from the Green Book. Brand names in FDA's public report data are masked, so counts cannot be attributed to any brand. Ingredient names in the reports are written many ways; we group them under one ingredient name and count each report once per ingredient (method).

Reports by year received

19873
19881
19893
19922
19941
19952
19968
19973
19987
199917
20007
200116
200220
200345
200469
200560
200686
2007135
200880
200978
201081
201175
2012283
2013373
2014249
2015218
2016348
2017316
2018383
2019414
2020410
2021313
2022283
2023313
2024440
2025552
2026287

Species named in reports

Dog3,369
Cat1,593
Not given647
Human241
Horse55
Cattle53
Ferret8
Pig7

Signs reported after Dexamethasone

Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in Neurological)1,255
Vomiting1,179
Death513
Diarrhoea506
Anorexia498
Death by euthanasia459
Anaphylaxis421
Other abnormal test result NOS414
Elevated alanine aminotransferase (ALT)389
Not eating373
Fever371
Ataxia323
Pale mucous membrane322
Lack of efficacy - NOS310
Facial swelling (see also Skin)296
Weight loss283
Leucocytosis NOS272
Anaemia NOS262
Seizure NOS260
Decreased appetite241
Panting240
Hives (see also Skin)239
Neutrophilia237
Abnormal radiograph finding232
Behavioural disorder NOS226

Breeds named in reports

Domestic Shorthair902
Dog (unknown)396
Retriever - Labrador332
Chihuahua192
Crossbred Canine/dog190
Terrier - Bull - American Pit143
Retriever - Golden140
Domestic Longhair130
Poodle (unspecified)124
Shih Tzu123
Terrier - Yorkshire123
Domestic (unspecified)111
Cat (unknown)108
Maltese97
Shepherd Dog - German95

Reported outcomes

Ongoing1,596
Outcome Unknown1,225
Recovered/Normal985
Died558
Euthanized449
Recovered with Sequela34

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