Drug profile

The FDA adverse-event record for Betavet

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

46
adverse-event reports
4.3%
death-coded share
Unknown
most-reported species
22
Product Defect, General - top reaction
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46
Total Reports
2
Deaths Reported
4.3%
Death Rate

Active Ingredients

Betavet

Administration Routes

UnknownIntra-Articular

Species Affected

Unknown 30
Horse 16

Most Affected Breeds

Unknown 30
Quarter Horse 5
Horse (unknown) 3
Warmblood (unspecified) 3
Thoroughbred 3
Warmblood - Dutch 1
Trakehner 1

Most Reported Reactions

Product Defect, General 22
Lameness 10
Injection site joint reaction 4
Joint effusion 3
Color, Abnormal 2
Joint pain 2
Joint inflammation 2
Fever 2
Laminitis 2
Death by euthanasia 2
Cellulitis 2
INEFFECTIVE, ANTIINFLAMMATORY 1

Outcome Breakdown

Outcome Unknown
7 (43.8%)
Ongoing
4 (25.0%)
Recovered/Normal
3 (18.8%)
Euthanized
2 (12.5%)

Betavet Adverse Event Insights

46 reports name Betavet; 2 recorded a death outcome (4.3% of reported events, not a population-level mortality rate). Active ingredient: Betavet. Administration routes: Unknown, Intra-Articular.

By species: Unknown (30 reports), Horse (16 reports). By breed: Unknown (30), Quarter Horse (5), Horse (unknown) (3).

Leading clinical signs: Product Defect, General (22), Lameness (10), Injection site joint reaction (4), Joint effusion (3). Outcome, 16 coded reports: Outcome Unknown leads at 43.8%.

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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