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Ingredients / Propofol

Propofol: FDA adverse event reports for pets

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

4,862Total reports
3,039Dog reports
1,172Cat 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

199715
199835
199917
200019
200124
200223
200332
200444
200568
200690
200789
2008101
200986
201093
2011110
2012204
2013192
2014119
2015163
2016184
2017209
2018249
2019218
2020182
2021224
2022324
2023423
2024563
2025499
2026260

Species named in reports

Dog3,039
Cat1,172
Not given597
Other22
Human13
Turtle4
Pig4
Horse2

Signs reported after Propofol

Death645
Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in Neurological)403
Cardiac arrest368
Color, Abnormal363
Bradycardia354
Vomiting340
INEFFECTIVE, ANESTHESIA321
Apnoea294
Lack of efficacy - NOS270
Anorexia226
Not eating220
Death by euthanasia217
Seizure NOS213
Diarrhoea192
Tachycardia190
Behavioural disorder NOS186
Fever176
Other abnormal test result NOS159
Hypotension156
Cyanosis154
Pale mucous membrane145
Vocalisation143
Elevated alanine aminotransferase (ALT)131
Convulsion127
Hypothermia127

Breeds named in reports

Domestic Shorthair555
Dog (unknown)551
Retriever - Labrador309
Crossbred Canine/dog236
Cat (unknown)135
Retriever - Golden126
Domestic (unspecified)119
Chihuahua114
Poodle (unspecified)105
Terrier - Yorkshire96
Shih Tzu89
Domestic Longhair86
Shepherd Dog - German82
Mixed (Dog)79
Boxer (German Boxer)68

Reported outcomes

Recovered/Normal1,223
Ongoing841
Died720
Outcome Unknown483
Euthanized202
Recovered with Sequela13

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