Drug profile

The FDA adverse-event record for Atorvastatin

34 adverse-event reports submitted to the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine reference Atorvastatin. See the species affected, top reactions, and outcomes below.

34
adverse-event reports
0.0%
death-coded share
Human
most-reported species
23
Accidental exposure - top reaction
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34
Total Reports
0
Deaths Reported
0.0%
Death Rate

Active Ingredients

Atorvastatin

Administration Routes

OralUnknown

Species Affected

Human 34

Most Affected Breeds

Unknown 34

Most Reported Reactions

Accidental exposure 23
Diarrhoea 3
Dizziness 3
Feeling anxious 3
Headache 3
Nausea 2
Local swelling (not application site) 2
Vomiting 2
Nervousness 2
High blood pressure 2
Tingling sensation 2
Administration error NOS 2

Outcome Breakdown

Recovered/Normal
16 (47.1%)
Outcome Unknown
15 (44.1%)
Ongoing
2 (5.9%)
Recovered with Sequela
1 (2.9%)

Atorvastatin Adverse Event Insights

34 reports name Atorvastatin; 0 recorded a death outcome (0.0% of reported events, not a population-level mortality rate). Active ingredient: Atorvastatin. Administration routes: Oral, Unknown.

By species: Human (34 reports). By breed: Unknown (34).

Leading clinical signs: Accidental exposure (23), Diarrhoea (3), Dizziness (3), Feeling anxious (3). Outcome, 34 coded reports: Recovered/Normal leads at 47.1%.

Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, a widely-prescribed drug will rack up more raw FDA reports in a given year than a rarely-used one at an identical true rate, so we recommend comparing within similar-exposure products rather than across the full 2025 catalog.

Source: FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA Animal & Veterinary Adverse Events (CVM AER) · 2025

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