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Ingredients / Famotidine

Famotidine: FDA adverse event reports for pets

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

3,012Total reports
2,598Dog reports
400Cat reports

FDA-approved products with this ingredient (Green Book)

No matching Green Book entry is supplied in this dataset. This alone does not establish regulatory status.

No Green Book record matches this ingredient name. It may be a human medicine used by veterinarians, a compounded product, a supplement or a product regulated by another agency; this alone does not establish regulatory status.

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

20062
20071
20081
20091
201115
2012234
2013305
2014138
2015177
2016285
2017242
2018193
2019141
2020126
2021120
2022132
2023241
2024269
2025278
2026111

Species named in reports

Dog2,598
Cat400
Human9
Parrot2
Ferret1
Rabbit1
Horse1

Signs reported after Famotidine

Vomiting884
Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in Neurological)825
Diarrhoea521
Anorexia488
Death by euthanasia421
Other abnormal test result NOS399
Elevated alanine aminotransferase (ALT)354
Weight loss285
Decreased appetite283
Death281
Not eating278
Elevated serum alkaline phosphatase (SAP)262
Elevated blood urea nitrogen (BUN)240
Elevated total bilirubin224
Anaemia NOS223
Emesis223
Lack of efficacy - NOS215
Leucocytosis NOS206
Abnormal radiograph finding204
Dehydration204
Abnormal ultrasound finding201
Elevated creatinine190
Elevated liver enzymes175
Neutrophilia161
Fever161

Breeds named in reports

Retriever - Labrador386
Dog (unknown)305
Domestic Shorthair258
Crossbred Canine/dog119
Chihuahua106
Retriever - Golden98
Boxer (German Boxer)91
Shih Tzu88
Terrier - Bull - American Pit87
Terrier - Yorkshire82
Poodle (unspecified)77
Beagle73
Shepherd Dog - German71
Terrier - Jack Russell59
Terrier (unspecified)58

Reported outcomes

Ongoing1,011
Recovered/Normal665
Outcome Unknown581
Euthanized425
Died300
Recovered with Sequela33

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