Drug profile

The FDA adverse-event record for Capromorelin

1,121 FDA reports name Capromorelin, a high-volume drug in the CVM extract. Species, reactions, and outcomes follow.

#165 of 2,679
by report volume (all drugs)
1,121
adverse-event reports
21.2%
death-coded share
Dog
most-reported species

Corpus placement

According to the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA adverse-event extract, Capromorelin ranks #165 of 2679 by total reports (1,121) and #220 of 1130 by death-coded share (21.2%). National dual: Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad is #1 of 2679 drugs by total adverse-event reports (149,624) at death-coded-share rank 965 of 1130 drugs with at least 50 reports (2.3%); separately, Atlantic Salmon Transgenic Whole (Opafp-Ghc2 Rdna Construct Inserted Into The A-Locus In The Eo-1A Lineage) is #1 highest death-coded share at 97.8% (report rank #821).

149,624
Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad reports (#1)
97.8%
Atlantic Salmon Transgenic Whole (Opafp-Ghc2 Rdna Construct Inserted Into The A-Locus In The Eo-1A Lineage) death share (#1)
#165
This drug, reports of 2679
#220
This drug, death share of 1130

Report volume reflects how common a breed or drug is and how often owners and vets file — not actual risk. Death-coded share ranks are limited to entries with enough reports to be meaningful. The two maps do not agree at #1.

Release-over-release change

What changed in the latest FDA data snapshot

PlainBreed reconstructed the prior snapshot from dated openFDA partitions through 2025 Q4, then compared it with the 2026-07-27 openFDA export. Capromorelin has 1,121 reports now versus 1,025 in that prior snapshot: 96 more (9.4%).

Report change
+96
Death-coded reports
+22
Death-coded share
+0.2 pts

This compares reported-event counts in two source snapshots. It does not establish a change in real-world risk, product safety, or disease incidence.

Subscribe to Capromorelin changes

Signature read: death-coded report count at 238 is the most distinctive stamp on Capromorelin's FDA AER row.

Important: Adverse event reports do not establish that a drug caused or contributed to the event. Consult your veterinarian before making treatment decisions.
1,121
Total Reports
238
Deaths Reported
21.2%
Death-coded share of reports

Active Ingredients

Capromorelin

Administration Routes

OralUnknownOtherOphthalmicTopical

Species Affected

Dog 660
Cat 306
Unknown 145
Human 7
Rabbit 2
Other Birds 1

Most Affected Breeds

Unknown 152
Domestic Shorthair 146
Dog (unknown) 63
Retriever - Labrador 54
Cat (unknown) 53
Crossbred Canine/dog 36
Chihuahua 34
Shih Tzu 34
Domestic Mediumhair 31
Domestic Longhair 24

Most Reported Reactions

Vomiting 171
Death by euthanasia 151
Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in Neurological) 147
Not eating 139
Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in 'Neurological') 122
Lack of efficacy - NOS 118
Diarrhoea 103
Hypersalivation 94
Death 86
UNPALATABLE 84
Decreased appetite 80
Elevated alanine aminotransferase (ALT) 79

Outcome Breakdown

Recovered/Normal
307 (31.2%)
Outcome Unknown
271 (27.6%)
Ongoing
162 (16.5%)
Euthanized
150 (15.3%)
Died
91 (9.3%)
Recovered with Sequela
2 (0.2%)

Capromorelin: high death-coded share in the FDA AER row

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.

High-volume nationwide drug peers

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Capromorelin, both floored at ≥50 reports so the neighborhoods stay in the advertised mass.

Similar report volume

Nearest other drugs by FDA report count (1,121 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other drugs by death-coded share (21.2% here), distinct from the volume row.

What to do with this drug

A report does not prove a drug caused the reaction; consult a veterinarian before acting on this data.

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

openFDA Animal & Veterinary Adverse Events (FDA CVM) for Capromorelin (#165 of 2,679 by report volume); death-coded 21.2%. PlainBreed drug row · death-coded report count stamp 238 · vintage 2025.

Informational only. FDA adverse-event reports are voluntary and do not prove causation; consult a veterinarian before acting on them. Verify with FDA CVM →