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Ingredients / Methimazole

Methimazole: FDA adverse event reports for pets

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

1,834Total reports
7Dog reports
1,737Cat 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

19981
20001
200112
20022
20061
20098
20108
201128
201279
201387
201460
201565
201668
201774
201888
201998
202082
202188
202292
2023214
2024234
2025310
2026134

Species named in reports

Cat1,737
Not given71
Human19
Dog7

Signs reported after Methimazole

Vomiting351
Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in Neurological)271
Weight loss243
Anorexia163
Lack of efficacy - NOS157
Not eating132
Decreased appetite118
Death by euthanasia115
Diarrhoea105
Elevated alanine aminotransferase (ALT)104
Death90
Other abnormal test result NOS85
Dehydration85
Pruritus83
Behavioural disorder NOS81
Elevated blood urea nitrogen (BUN)80
Ataxia80
Vocalisation75
Anaemia NOS66
Elevated creatinine61
Hiding61
Skin scab56
Seizure NOS54
Inappetence52
Excoriation51

Breeds named in reports

Domestic Shorthair1,153
Domestic Longhair166
Cat (unknown)142
Domestic Mediumhair69
Domestic (unspecified)52
Siamese51
Maine Coon37
Cat (other)25
Ragdoll8
Russian7
Manx6
Persian5
Crossbred Feline/cat5
Rex - Cornish3
Bengal3

Reported outcomes

Outcome Unknown583
Ongoing493
Recovered/Normal411
Euthanized114
Died102
Recovered with Sequela17

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