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Ingredients / Prednisone

Prednisone: FDA adverse event reports for pets

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

9,443Total reports
8,672Dog reports
734Cat 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

19882
19891
19901
19914
19922
19933
19944
19961
19978
19987
19991
20001
20061
20087
20103
201171
2012593
2013648
2014349
2015358
2016632
2017561
2018687
2019545
2020616
2021605
2022575
2023700
20241,015
20251,021
2026421

Species named in reports

Dog8,672
Cat734
Not given16
Human15
Ferret2
Horse1
Goat1
Other1

Signs reported after Prednisone

Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in Neurological)1,676
Vomiting1,403
Diarrhoea1,032
Lack of efficacy - NOS863
Death by euthanasia737
Other abnormal test result NOS689
Weight loss632
Anorexia599
Emesis567
Elevated alanine aminotransferase (ALT)547
Decreased appetite524
Not eating524
Lack of efficacy (endoparasite) - heartworm507
Polyuria465
Polydipsia460
Panting448
Death416
Elevated serum alkaline phosphatase (SAP)397
Leucocytosis NOS395
Anaemia NOS376
Ataxia366
Fever366
Behavioural disorder NOS360
Neutrophilia359
Seizure NOS357

Breeds named in reports

Dog (unknown)1,185
Retriever - Labrador1,115
Crossbred Canine/dog600
Domestic Shorthair465
Shepherd Dog - German409
Retriever - Golden387
Chihuahua374
Terrier - Bull - American Pit323
Boxer (German Boxer)256
Beagle235
Poodle - Standard217
Poodle (unspecified)204
Shih Tzu203
Terrier (unspecified)194
Pit Bull194

Reported outcomes

Ongoing3,543
Outcome Unknown2,468
Recovered/Normal2,025
Euthanized731
Died465
Recovered with Sequela178

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