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Ingredients / Glucosamine

Glucosamine: FDA adverse event reports for pets

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

1,344Total reports
1,260Dog reports
59Cat 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

20016
20037
20041
200610
20072
20081
201111
2012154
2013149
201490
201594
201691
201776
201884
201964
202052
202148
202251
202363
2024119
2025125
202645

Species named in reports

Dog1,260
Cat59
Not given14
Horse8
Human3

Signs reported after Glucosamine

Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in Neurological)282
Vomiting238
Diarrhoea158
Emesis155
Death by euthanasia108
Lack of efficacy - NOS97
Seizure NOS92
Elevated alanine aminotransferase (ALT)88
Anorexia83
Weight loss78
Other abnormal test result NOS75
Decreased appetite75
Behavioural disorder NOS70
Not eating69
Elevated serum alkaline phosphatase (SAP)68
Panting64
Ataxia61
Polydipsia53
Abnormal radiograph finding50
Polyuria46
Death44
Lack of efficacy (ectoparasite) - flea43
Elevated blood urea nitrogen (BUN)40
Bloody diarrhoea40
Elevated creatinine34

Breeds named in reports

Retriever - Labrador270
Dog (unknown)139
Retriever - Golden96
Crossbred Canine/dog84
Shepherd Dog - German67
Boxer (German Boxer)45
Shepherd Dog - Australian40
Domestic Shorthair38
Cattle Dog - Australian (blue heeler, red heeler, Queensland cattledog)29
Collie - Border28
Siberian Husky27
Pit Bull27
Poodle (unspecified)26
Shih Tzu23
Rottweiler21

Reported outcomes

Recovered/Normal434
Ongoing359
Outcome Unknown324
Euthanized107
Died57
Recovered with Sequela52

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