Drug profile

The FDA adverse-event record for Capromorelin Tartrate

1,545 FDA reports name Capromorelin Tartrate, a high-volume drug in the CVM extract. Species, reactions, and outcomes follow.

#134 of 2,679
by report volume (all drugs)
1,545
adverse-event reports
14.6%
death-coded share
Dog
most-reported species

Corpus placement

According to the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA adverse-event extract, Capromorelin Tartrate ranks #134 of 2679 by total reports (1,545) and #378 of 1130 by death-coded share (14.6%). 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)
#134
This drug, reports of 2679
#378
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 Tartrate has 1,545 reports now versus 1,545 in that prior snapshot: 0 the same number of (0.0%).

Report change
+0
Death-coded reports
+0
Death-coded share
+0.0 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 Tartrate changes

Signature read: death-coded report count at 226 is the most distinctive stamp on Capromorelin Tartrate'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.
1,545
Total Reports
226
Deaths Reported
14.6%
Death-coded share of reports

Active Ingredients

Capromorelin Tartrate

Administration Routes

OralUnknownIntravenousTransdermalCutaneousIntraocularTopicalOphthalmicOther

Species Affected

Dog 770
Cat 478
Unknown 277
Human 17
Ferret 1
Primate 1
Mouse 1

Most Affected Breeds

Unknown 295
Domestic Shorthair 191
Dog (unknown) 146
Cat (unknown) 137
Retriever - Labrador 46
Chihuahua 37
Domestic Longhair 36
Shih Tzu 34
Domestic Mediumhair 33
Crossbred Canine/dog 28

Most Reported Reactions

Lack of efficacy - NOS 259
Vomiting 182
Death by euthanasia 127
UNPALATABLE 118
Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in 'Neurological') 117
Hypersalivation 105
Behavioural disorder NOS 100
Death 96
Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in Neurological) 96
Diarrhoea 84
Not eating 83
Drooling 68

Outcome Breakdown

Outcome Unknown
507 (39.9%)
Recovered/Normal
270 (21.2%)
Ongoing
268 (21.1%)
Euthanized
126 (9.9%)
Died
100 (7.9%)

Capromorelin Tartrate: high report volume 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 Tartrate, both floored at ≥50 reports so the neighborhoods stay in the advertised mass.

Similar report volume

Nearest other drugs by FDA report count (1,545 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other drugs by death-coded share (14.6% here), distinct from the volume row.

What to do with this drug

  • Compare Capromorelin Tartrate's report volume and death-coded share against similar drugs nationwide. See similar drugs
  • Read how death-coded share differs from a mortality rate before drawing conclusions. Understanding adverse events
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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 Tartrate (#134 of 2,679 by report volume); death-coded 14.6%. PlainBreed drug row · death-coded report count stamp 226 · 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 →