Drug profile

The FDA adverse-event record for Cyclosporine

10,043 FDA reports name Cyclosporine, a high-volume drug in the CVM extract. Species, reactions, and outcomes follow.

#25 of 2,679
by report volume (all drugs)
10,043
adverse-event reports
4.2%
death-coded share
Dog
most-reported species

Corpus placement

According to the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA adverse-event extract, Cyclosporine ranks #25 of 2679 by total reports (10,043) and #833 of 1130 by death-coded share (4.2%). 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)
#25
This drug, reports of 2679
#833
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. Cyclosporine has 10,043 reports now versus 9,924 in that prior snapshot: 119 more (1.2%).

Report change
+119
Death-coded reports
+6
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 Cyclosporine changes

Signature read: 10,043 reports place Cyclosporine in the upper third of FDA AER volume (#25 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.
10,043
Total Reports
422
Deaths Reported
4.2%
Death-coded share of reports

Active Ingredients

Cyclosporine

Administration Routes

OralUnknownOphthalmicTopicalIntraocularCutaneousOtherAuricular (Otic)RectalTransdermal

Species Affected

Dog 5,466
Unknown 2,532
Cat 1,996
Human 48
Other 1

Most Affected Breeds

Unknown 2,586
Domestic Shorthair 999
Crossbred Canine/dog 499
Retriever - Labrador 380
Shih Tzu 334
Cat (unknown) 289
Dog (unknown) 282
Shepherd Dog - German 234
Domestic (unspecified) 229
Terrier - West Highland White 224

Most Reported Reactions

Vomiting 2,232
Diarrhoea 1,090
Lack of efficacy - NOS 575
UNPALATABLE 529
Anorexia 464
Weight loss 408
Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in 'Neurological') 408
Product problem 375
Depression 349
Pruritus 346
Other abnormal test result NOS 341
Difficulty of Use 313

Outcome Breakdown

Outcome Unknown
1,625 (33.0%)
Ongoing
1,481 (30.0%)
Recovered/Normal
1,337 (27.1%)
Euthanized
215 (4.4%)
Died
207 (4.2%)
Recovered with Sequela
66 (1.3%)

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

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 Cyclosporine (#25 of 2,679 by report volume); death-coded 4.2%. PlainBreed drug row · report volume stamp 10,043 · 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 →