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Ingredients / Acepromazine

Acepromazine: FDA adverse event reports for pets

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

2,547Total reports
1,754Dog reports
595Cat 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
19885
198911
19904
19915
199210
199315
19948
199519
199617
199714
199811
199916
200021
200119
200216
200324
200424
200517
200628
200724
200837
200929
201025
201131
2012122
2013179
2014124
2015136
2016159
2017193
2018130
2019146
2020111
2021131
2022140
2023164
2024179
2025135
202660

Species named in reports

Dog1,754
Cat595
Not given92
Horse70
Human8
Other7
Cattle6
Rabbit5

Signs reported after Acepromazine

Death310
Vomiting306
Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in Neurological)281
Anorexia166
Death by euthanasia157
Lack of efficacy - NOS153
Diarrhoea123
Behavioural disorder NOS122
Other abnormal test result NOS118
Ataxia113
Seizure NOS109
Cardiac arrest107
Bradycardia106
Elevated alanine aminotransferase (ALT)100
Vocalisation96
Not eating90
Fever89
Tachycardia88
Emesis87
Weight loss82
Elevated blood urea nitrogen (BUN)81
Apnoea80
Hypothermia73
Pale mucous membrane71
Sedation70

Breeds named in reports

Dog (unknown)302
Domestic Shorthair280
Retriever - Labrador235
Crossbred Canine/dog120
Cat (unknown)89
Domestic (unspecified)86
Retriever - Golden74
Shepherd Dog - German69
Chihuahua66
Shih Tzu45
Poodle (unspecified)45
Boxer (German Boxer)42
Mixed (Dog)42
Terrier - Bull - American Pit38
Terrier - Yorkshire37

Reported outcomes

Recovered/Normal822
Ongoing491
Died344
Outcome Unknown328
Euthanized180
Recovered with Sequela26

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