Pet Recall Facts

Ingredients / Midazolam

Midazolam: FDA adverse event reports for pets

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

2,023Total reports
1,176Dog reports
736Cat 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

201220
201336
201465
201588
201688
2017103
2018120
2019111
2020112
2021128
2022154
2023259
2024312
2025303
2026124

Species named in reports

Dog1,176
Cat736
Rabbit35
Horse32
Guinea Pig7
Other6
Pig5
Ferret3

Signs reported after Midazolam

Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in Neurological)298
Death261
Vomiting245
Seizure NOS237
Death by euthanasia180
Anorexia165
Not eating147
Behavioural disorder NOS130
Diarrhoea130
Other abnormal test result NOS120
Lack of efficacy - NOS120
Ataxia118
Cardiac arrest116
Bradycardia113
Tachycardia108
Decreased appetite97
Elevated alanine aminotransferase (ALT)93
Fever93
Hypothermia88
Vocalisation87
Dehydration87
Dysphoria84
Dilated pupils83
Elevated blood urea nitrogen (BUN)78
Hyperactivity76

Breeds named in reports

Domestic Shorthair436
Dog (unknown)183
Retriever - Labrador142
Domestic Longhair71
Chihuahua62
Crossbred Canine/dog61
Poodle (unspecified)51
Retriever - Golden47
Domestic Mediumhair45
Cat (unknown)42
Terrier - Yorkshire38
Boxer (German Boxer)37
Maltese32
Bulldog - French32
Shih Tzu31

Reported outcomes

Recovered/Normal722
Ongoing564
Outcome Unknown284
Died272
Euthanized193
Recovered with Sequela12

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