Drug profile

The FDA adverse-event record for Capromorelin Tartrate

1,542 adverse-event reports submitted to the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine reference Capromorelin Tartrate. See the species affected, top reactions, and outcomes below.

1,542
adverse-event reports
14.5%
death-coded share
Dog
most-reported species
258
Lack of efficacy - NOS - top reaction
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1,542
Total Reports
223
Deaths Reported
14.5%
Death Rate

Active Ingredients

Capromorelin Tartrate

Administration Routes

OralUnknownIntravenousTransdermalCutaneousIntraocularTopicalOphthalmicOther

Species Affected

Dog 769
Cat 476
Unknown 277
Human 17
Ferret 1
Primate 1
Mouse 1

Most Affected Breeds

Unknown 295
Domestic Shorthair 189
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 258
Vomiting 181
Death by euthanasia 124
Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in 'Neurological') 117
UNPALATABLE 117
Hypersalivation 105
Behavioural disorder NOS 99
Death 96
Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in Neurological) 94
Diarrhoea 83
Not eating 83
Drooling 68

Outcome Breakdown

Outcome Unknown
509 (40.1%)
Recovered/Normal
269 (21.2%)
Ongoing
267 (21.1%)
Euthanized
123 (9.7%)
Died
100 (7.9%)

Capromorelin Tartrate Adverse Event Insights

1,542 reports name Capromorelin Tartrate; 223 recorded a death outcome (14.5% of reported events, not a population-level mortality rate). Active ingredient: Capromorelin Tartrate. Administration routes: Oral, Unknown, Intravenous, Transdermal.

By species: Dog (769 reports), Cat (476 reports), Unknown (277 reports). By breed: Unknown (295), Domestic Shorthair (189), Dog (unknown) (146).

Leading clinical signs: Lack of efficacy - NOS (258), Vomiting (181), Death by euthanasia (124), Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in 'Neurological') (117). Outcome, 1,268 coded reports: Outcome Unknown leads at 40.1%.

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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