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Ingredients / Phenytoin

Phenytoin: FDA adverse event reports for pets

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

1,607Total reports
857Dog reports
198Cat 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

19871
19881
19898
19909
19917
19923
19938
199417
199511
199640
199736
199838
199942
200046
200145
200254
200344
200452
200557
200650
200755
200852
200958
201050
201177
201281
201395
201487
201577
201652
201763
201832
201930
202038
202123
202233
202333
202435
202548
202619

Species named in reports

Dog857
Cat198
Human146
Not given138
Horse123
Other109
Sheep5
Cattle4

Signs reported after Phenytoin

INEFFECTIVE, EUTHANASIA862
Lack of efficacy - NOS287
INEFFECTIVE, DELAYED EFFECT198
Accidental exposure153
Death by euthanasia147
Vocalisation107
Unclassifiable adverse event95
Overdose92
Injection site pain56
Unrelated death47
Potency, Low46
Eye irritation44
Solution, Abnormal43
Abnormal breathing32
Hyperactivity27
Drug administration error22
Product Defect, General20
Agonal breathing20
Pain NOS16
Stopper, abnormal16
Twitching15
Sedation15
Eye pain14
Seal, Abnormal14
Vials, Leaking14

Breeds named in reports

Dog (unknown)227
Mixed (Dog)164
Crossbred Canine/dog92
Domestic Shorthair63
Retriever - Labrador61
Cat (unknown)60
Horse (unknown)60
Domestic (unspecified)43
Shepherd Dog - German40
Retriever - Golden38
Quarter Horse19
Rottweiler17
Chihuahua16
Siberian Husky15
Shepherd Dog - Australian13

Reported outcomes

Died642
Euthanized526
Recovered/Normal44
Outcome Unknown20
Ongoing9
Recovered with Sequela1

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