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Ingredients / Flunixin

Flunixin: FDA adverse event reports for pets

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

2,078Total reports
82Dog reports
0Cat 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

19876
19881
19892
19903
19915
19928
19936
199430
199526
199639
199731
199843
199954
200027
200131
200240
200328
200445
200539
200654
200750
200837
200927
201039
201149
2012101
201399
201467
201582
201665
201773
201897
201988
2020115
202179
202266
2023132
2024135
2025103
202656

Species named in reports

Horse689
Cattle664
Not given423
Human116
Dog82
Goat24
Sheep22
Pig20

Signs reported after Flunixin

Death539
Lack of efficacy - NOS181
Injection site swelling139
Lack of efficacy (bacteria) - NOS134
Death by euthanasia97
Collapse (see also Cardio-vascular and Systemic disorders)93
Accidental exposure92
Anaphylaxis89
Fever87
Injection site pain70
Color, Abnormal62
Ataxia61
Diarrhoea60
Unclassifiable adverse event59
Solution, Abnormal59
Colic58
Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in Neurological)57
Depression56
Convulsion55
CULTURE/TITER DATA ABNORMAL55
Appearance, Abnormal53
Containers, Leaking53
Recumbency52
Anorexia51
DEATH-TREATMENT FAILURE47

Breeds named in reports

Quarter Horse195
Holstein-Friesian also known as Holstein173
Cattle (other)129
Horse (unknown)110
Crossbred Bovine/Cattle103
Thoroughbred86
Aberdeen Angus73
Cattle (unknown)72
Arab28
Warmblood (unspecified)28
Horse (other)27
Mixed (Cattle)26
Paint25
Jersey20
Cattle (unspecified)18

Reported outcomes

Died665
Recovered/Normal291
Ongoing230
Outcome Unknown168
Euthanized71
Recovered with Sequela13

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