Drug profile

The FDA adverse-event record for Carprophen

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

12
adverse-event reports
0.0%
death-coded share
Dog
most-reported species
2
Vomiting - top reaction
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12
Total Reports
0
Deaths Reported
0.0%
Death Rate

Active Ingredients

Carprophen

Administration Routes

OralSubcutaneous

Species Affected

Dog 12

Most Affected Breeds

Boxer (German Boxer) 2
Terrier - Bull - American Pit 2
Retriever - Labrador 2
Retriever - Golden 1
Bulldog - English 1
Terrier (unspecified) 1
Shepherd Dog - German 1
Terrier - Bull - Staffordshire 1
Retriever (unspecified) 1

Most Reported Reactions

Vomiting 2
Diarrhoea 2
Urinary incontinence 2
Medication error 1
Warm feeling to the touch 1
Facial oedema 1
Swollen eyelid (see also Eyelid disorders in Eye disorders) 1
Partial anorexia 1
Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in Neurological) 1
Panting 1
Dermal mass 1
Optic nerve disorder 1

Outcome Breakdown

Outcome Unknown
7 (58.3%)
Ongoing
3 (25.0%)
Recovered/Normal
2 (16.7%)

Carprophen Adverse Event Insights

12 reports name Carprophen; 0 recorded a death outcome (0.0% of reported events, not a population-level mortality rate). Active ingredient: Carprophen. Administration routes: Oral, Subcutaneous.

By species: Dog (12 reports). By breed: Boxer (German Boxer) (2), Terrier - Bull - American Pit (2), Retriever - Labrador (2).

Leading clinical signs: Vomiting (2), Diarrhoea (2), Urinary incontinence (2), Medication error (1). Outcome, 12 coded reports: Outcome Unknown leads at 58.3%.

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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