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Ingredients / Gabapentin

Gabapentin: FDA adverse event reports for pets

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

10,837Total reports
8,893Dog reports
1,906Cat 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

20113
201263
201375
201442
201593
2016163
2017398
2018437
2019366
2020497
2021487
2022585
20231,205
20242,875
20252,573
2026975

Species named in reports

Dog8,893
Cat1,906
Human18
Not given6
Horse4
Pig2
Goat2
Ferret2

Signs reported after Gabapentin

Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in Neurological)1,819
Vomiting1,614
Diarrhoea1,207
Death by euthanasia1,204
Not eating953
Lack of efficacy - NOS931
Decreased appetite713
Elevated alanine aminotransferase (ALT)703
Ataxia669
Anorexia626
Seizure NOS600
Weight loss598
Panting557
Death549
Pain NOS536
Abnormal radiograph finding522
Behavioural disorder NOS491
Other abnormal test result NOS473
Elevated blood urea nitrogen (BUN)467
Limb weakness459
Polydipsia443
Polyuria405
Elevated serum alkaline phosphatase (ALP)375
Elevated creatinine339
Fever335

Breeds named in reports

Dog (unknown)1,586
Retriever - Labrador1,572
Domestic Shorthair1,237
Crossbred Canine/dog613
Shepherd Dog - German512
Retriever - Golden425
Terrier - Bull - American Pit375
Chihuahua289
Boxer (German Boxer)244
Poodle (unspecified)244
Beagle225
Terrier (unspecified)220
Shepherd Dog - Australian191
Siberian Husky180
Domestic Longhair179

Reported outcomes

Ongoing4,759
Outcome Unknown2,379
Recovered/Normal1,861
Euthanized1,201
Died600
Recovered with Sequela41

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