Drug profile

The FDA adverse-event record for Cyclosporine A

5,397 FDA reports name Cyclosporine A, a high-volume drug in the CVM extract. Species, reactions, and outcomes follow.

#43 of 2,679
by report volume (all drugs)
5,397
adverse-event reports
4.5%
death-coded share
Dog
most-reported species

Corpus placement

According to the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA adverse-event extract, Cyclosporine A ranks #43 of 2679 by total reports (5,397) and #811 of 1130 by death-coded share (4.5%). 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)
#43
This drug, reports of 2679
#811
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 A has 5,397 reports now versus 5,397 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 Cyclosporine A changes

Signature read: 5,397 reports place Cyclosporine A in the upper third of FDA AER volume (#43 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.
5,397
Total Reports
245
Deaths Reported
4.5%
Death-coded share of reports

Active Ingredients

Cyclosporine A

Administration Routes

OralUnknownTopicalOphthalmic

Species Affected

Dog 3,726
Cat 943
Unknown 711
Human 17

Most Affected Breeds

Unknown 744
Domestic Shorthair 635
Retriever - Labrador 323
Shih Tzu 243
Retriever - Golden 199
Terrier - West Highland White 151
Shepherd Dog - German 145
Spaniel - Cocker American 128
Terrier - Yorkshire 122
Pug 120

Most Reported Reactions

Emesis 920
Diarrhoea 785
Other abnormal test result NOS 735
Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in 'Neurological') 638
Vomiting 481
Uncoded sign 392
Anorexia 318
Weight loss 314
Emesis (multiple) 266
Product Defect, General 204
Gingival hyperplasia 201
Panting 174

Outcome Breakdown

Recovered/Normal
2,545 (54.3%)
Ongoing
1,161 (24.8%)
Outcome Unknown
681 (14.5%)
Euthanized
184 (3.9%)
Died
61 (1.3%)
Recovered with Sequela
52 (1.1%)

Cyclosporine A: 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 A, 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 A (#43 of 2,679 by report volume); death-coded 4.5%. PlainBreed drug row · report volume stamp 5,397 · 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 →