Drug profile
The FDA adverse-event record for Deslorelin Acetate
247 adverse-event reports submitted to the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine reference Deslorelin Acetate. See the species affected, top reactions, and outcomes below.
- 247
- adverse-event reports
- 3.2%
- death-coded share
- Unknown
- most-reported species
- 68
- Implant, Abnormal - top reaction
Active Ingredients
Administration Routes
Species Affected
Most Affected Breeds
Most Reported Reactions
Outcome Breakdown
Deslorelin Acetate Adverse Event Insights
247 reports name Deslorelin Acetate; 8 recorded a death outcome (3.2% of reported events, not a population-level mortality rate). Active ingredient: Deslorelin Acetate. Administration routes: Unknown, Subcutaneous, Parenteral, Intramuscular.
By species: Unknown (139 reports), Ferret (86 reports), Horse (12 reports). By breed: Unknown (225), Horse (unknown) (5), Quarter Horse (4).
Leading clinical signs: Implant, Abnormal (68), Lack of efficacy - NOS (48), Difficulty of Use (45), Product defect, product difficult to use/handle (see also 'Drug device difficult to use/handle') (34). Outcome, 103 coded reports: Outcome Unknown leads at 68.0%.
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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