Drug profile

The FDA adverse-event record for Ciclesonide

301 FDA reports name Ciclesonide, a high-volume drug in the CVM extract. Species, reactions, and outcomes follow.

#419 of 2,679
by report volume (all drugs)
301
adverse-event reports
3.0%
death-coded share
Unknown
most-reported species

Corpus placement

According to the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA adverse-event extract, Ciclesonide ranks #419 of 2679 by total reports (301) and #917 of 1130 by death-coded share (3.0%). 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)
#419
This drug, reports of 2679
#917
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. Ciclesonide has 301 reports now versus 301 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 Ciclesonide changes

Signature read: 301 reports place Ciclesonide in the upper third of FDA AER volume (#419 of 2,679).

Important: Adverse event reports do not establish that a drug caused or contributed to the event. Consult your veterinarian before making treatment decisions.
301
Total Reports
9
Deaths Reported
3.0%
Death-coded share of reports

Active Ingredients

Ciclesonide

Administration Routes

UnknownNasalRespiratory (Inhalation)Intramedullary

Species Affected

Unknown 204
Horse 94
Human 3

Most Affected Breeds

Unknown 208
Horse (unknown) 34
Quarter Horse 25
Paint 7
Miniature 4
Horse (other) 4
Tennessee Walking Horse 3
Morgan 3
Warmblood (unspecified) 3
Pony (unspecified) 2

Most Reported Reactions

Dispenser, Abnormal 89
Difficulty of Use 80
Lack of efficacy - NOS 42
Inhaler, malfunction 28
Product defect, product difficult to use/handle (see also 'Drug device difficult to use/handle') 26
Behavioural disorder NOS 20
Product problem 20
Underfilling, Container 13
Circumstance or info capable of leading to medication error 12
Administration device NOS, priming issue 7
Device breakage/fracture 6
Product Defect, General 6

Outcome Breakdown

Outcome Unknown
48 (49.5%)
Recovered/Normal
26 (26.8%)
Ongoing
12 (12.4%)
Died
5 (5.2%)
Euthanized
4 (4.1%)
Recovered with Sequela
2 (2.1%)

Ciclesonide: low 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 Ciclesonide, both floored at ≥50 reports so the neighborhoods stay in the advertised mass.

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other drugs by death-coded share (3.0% 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 Ciclesonide (#419 of 2,679 by report volume); death-coded 3.0%. PlainBreed drug row · report volume stamp 301 · 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 →