Bexagliflozin

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3,249 adverse event reports submitted to the FDA

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3,249
Total Reports
266
Deaths Reported
820.0%
Death Rate

Active Ingredients

Bexagliflozin

Administration Routes

OralUnknownTopicalIntrathoracicTransdermalSubcutaneousOther

Species Affected

Cat 3,196
Unknown 37
Dog 14
Fallow 1
Other 1

Most Affected Breeds

Domestic Shorthair 2,017
Cat (unknown) 508
Domestic Longhair 258
Domestic Mediumhair 166
Siamese 60
Maine Coon 50
Unknown 39
Domestic (unspecified) 15
American Shorthair 14
Russian 13

Most Reported Reactions

Ketosis 1,429
Weight loss 836
Hyperglycaemia 726
Diarrhoea 616
Lack of efficacy - NOS 432
Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in Neurological) 373
Vomiting 370
Other abnormal test result NOS 353
Hypoglycaemia 347
Not eating 285
Glucosuria 278
Diabetic ketoacidosis 240

Outcome Breakdown

Outcome Unknown
1,397 (43.4%)
Ongoing
1,302 (40.5%)
Recovered/Normal
253 (7.9%)
Euthanized
208 (6.5%)
Died
58 (1.8%)

Data Summary

Metric Value
Total adverse event reports 3,249
Reports involving death 266
Case-fatality rate (reported events) 820.0%
Distinct species in reports 5
Distinct breeds in reports 20
Distinct reactions reported 20
Active ingredients on file 1

Source: FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine — Adverse Event Reporting (CVM AER). Counts reflect voluntary reports only.

Bexagliflozin Adverse Event Insights

The FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine database currently holds 3,249 adverse event reports referencing Bexagliflozin, including 266 reports in which the animal died — a 820.0% case-fatality figure among reported events only, not a population-level mortality rate. Active ingredient on file: Bexagliflozin. Reported administration routes include Oral, Unknown, Topical, Intrathoracic. These numbers reflect voluntary submissions from pet owners, veterinarians, and manufacturers and therefore under-represent mild events and over-represent severe ones — a pattern the FDA has documented repeatedly for pharmacovigilance datasets.

The species most frequently named in Bexagliflozin reports are Cat (3,196 reports), Unknown (37 reports), Dog (14 reports), with Cat accounting for the largest share. Within those species, Domestic Shorthair (2,017), Cat (unknown) (508), Domestic Longhair (258) appear most often — though breed popularity and ownership density shape these counts as much as any drug-specific sensitivity. This distribution matters because the same active ingredient can behave very differently across body sizes, ages, and species physiology.

The most commonly reported clinical signs associated with Bexagliflozin are Ketosis (1,429), Weight loss (836), Hyperglycaemia (726), Diarrhoea (616). Of the 3,218 reports with a coded outcome, Outcome Unknown is the leading category at 43.4%. Because FDA adverse event data describes correlation rather than causation, these figures are best used to frame informed questions with a veterinarian and to compare reporting patterns across related products — not as a standalone safety verdict on Bexagliflozin.

Source: FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine — Adverse Event Reports FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine — Adverse Event Reports Data reflects voluntary submissions and may not represent actual incidence rates

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Data sourced from official AKC, AVMA, ACVO, and breed-club veterinary references. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBreed Editorial