Drug profile
The FDA adverse-event record for Fatty Acids
84 adverse-event reports submitted to the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine reference Fatty Acids. See the species affected, top reactions, and outcomes below.
- 84
- adverse-event reports
- 4.8%
- death-coded share
- Dog
- most-reported species
- 22
- Emesis - top reaction
Active Ingredients
Administration Routes
Species Affected
Most Affected Breeds
Most Reported Reactions
Outcome Breakdown
Fatty Acids Adverse Event Insights
84 reports name Fatty Acids; 4 recorded a death outcome (4.8% of reported events, not a population-level mortality rate). Active ingredient: Fatty Acids. Administration routes: Oral, Unknown, Topical.
By species: Dog (80 reports), Cat (2 reports), Unknown (2 reports). By breed: Retriever - Labrador (17), Shepherd Dog - German (4), Retriever - Golden (4).
Leading clinical signs: Emesis (22), Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in 'Neurological') (16), Vomiting (15), Lack of efficacy - NOS (9). Outcome, 82 coded reports: Recovered/Normal leads at 51.2%.
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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