Glucosamine/ Chondroitin/ Avocado/Soybean Unsaponifiables/ Decaffeinated Tea Joint Supplement

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15 adverse event reports submitted to the FDA

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15
Total Reports
1
Deaths Reported
670.0%
Death Rate

Active Ingredients

Glucosamine/ Chondroitin/ Avocado/Soybean Unsaponifiables/ Decaffeinated Tea Joint Supplement

Administration Routes

Unknown

Species Affected

Dog 15

Most Affected Breeds

Retriever - Labrador 9
Retriever - Golden 2
Shepherd Dog - German 1
Great Pyrenees 1
Havanese 1
Dog (unknown) 1

Most Reported Reactions

Arthritis 5
Lack of efficacy (endoparasite) - heartworm 3
Lack of efficacy (bacteria) - Borrelia 3
Limping 3
Vomiting 2
Elevated serum alkaline phosphatase (ALP) 2
Lack of efficacy - NOS 2
Application site hair loss 1
Application site erythema 1
Application site infection 1
Lot # and/or Expiration date illegible 1
Diarrhoea 1

Outcome Breakdown

Outcome Unknown
8 (53.3%)
Ongoing
5 (33.3%)
Died
1 (6.7%)
Recovered/Normal
1 (6.7%)

Data Summary

Metric Value
Total adverse event reports 15
Reports involving death 1
Case-fatality rate (reported events) 670.0%
Distinct species in reports 1
Distinct breeds in reports 6
Distinct reactions reported 20
Active ingredients on file 1

Source: FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine — Adverse Event Reporting (CVM AER). Counts reflect voluntary reports only.

Glucosamine/ Chondroitin/ Avocado/Soybean Unsaponifiables/ Decaffeinated Tea Joint Supplement Adverse Event Insights

The FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine database currently holds 15 adverse event reports referencing Glucosamine/ Chondroitin/ Avocado/Soybean Unsaponifiables/ Decaffeinated Tea Joint Supplement, including 1 reports in which the animal died — a 670.0% case-fatality figure among reported events only, not a population-level mortality rate. Active ingredient on file: Glucosamine/ Chondroitin/ Avocado/Soybean Unsaponifiables/ Decaffeinated Tea Joint Supplement. Reported administration route is Unknown. These numbers reflect voluntary submissions from pet owners, veterinarians, and manufacturers and therefore under-represent mild events and over-represent severe ones — a pattern the FDA has documented repeatedly for pharmacovigilance datasets.

The species most frequently named in Glucosamine/ Chondroitin/ Avocado/Soybean Unsaponifiables/ Decaffeinated Tea Joint Supplement reports are Dog (15 reports), with Dog accounting for the largest share. Within those species, Retriever - Labrador (9), Retriever - Golden (2), Shepherd Dog - German (1) appear most often — though breed popularity and ownership density shape these counts as much as any drug-specific sensitivity. This distribution matters because the same active ingredient can behave very differently across body sizes, ages, and species physiology.

The most commonly reported clinical signs associated with Glucosamine/ Chondroitin/ Avocado/Soybean Unsaponifiables/ Decaffeinated Tea Joint Supplement are Arthritis (5), Lack of efficacy (endoparasite) - heartworm (3), Lack of efficacy (bacteria) - Borrelia (3), Limping (3). Of the 15 reports with a coded outcome, Outcome Unknown is the leading category at 53.3%. Because FDA adverse event data describes correlation rather than causation, these figures are best used to frame informed questions with a veterinarian and to compare reporting patterns across related products — not as a standalone safety verdict on Glucosamine/ Chondroitin/ Avocado/Soybean Unsaponifiables/ Decaffeinated Tea Joint Supplement.

Source: FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine — Adverse Event Reports FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine — Adverse Event Reports Data reflects voluntary submissions and may not represent actual incidence rates

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