Grapiprant

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7,974 adverse event reports submitted to the FDA

Important: Adverse event reports do not establish that a drug caused or contributed to the event. Consult your veterinarian before making treatment decisions.
7,974
Total Reports
697
Deaths Reported
870.0%
Death Rate

Active Ingredients

Grapiprant

Administration Routes

OralUnknownOphthalmicTopicalSubcutaneousRectalIntramuscularCutaneousOtherParenteral

Species Affected

Dog 7,308
Unknown 638
Cat 15
Human 13

Most Affected Breeds

Retriever - Labrador 1,239
Dog (unknown) 747
Unknown 665
Retriever - Golden 373
Shepherd Dog - German 356
Crossbred Canine/dog 310
Pit Bull 184
Shepherd Dog - Australian 180
Collie - Border 169
Chihuahua 160

Most Reported Reactions

Vomiting 1,397
Diarrhoea 1,225
Lack of efficacy - NOS 971
Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in 'Neurological') 678
Elevated alanine aminotransferase (ALT) 499
Not eating 450
Death by euthanasia 447
Decreased appetite 418
Bloody diarrhoea 384
Tablets, Abnormal 374
Weight loss 342
Elevated blood urea nitrogen (BUN) 328

Outcome Breakdown

Outcome Unknown
2,517 (34.3%)
Ongoing
2,457 (33.5%)
Recovered/Normal
1,630 (22.2%)
Euthanized
447 (6.1%)
Died
252 (3.4%)
Recovered with Sequela
40 (0.5%)

Data Summary

Metric Value
Total adverse event reports 7,974
Reports involving death 697
Case-fatality rate (reported events) 870.0%
Distinct species in reports 4
Distinct breeds in reports 20
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.

Grapiprant Adverse Event Insights

The FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine database currently holds 7,974 adverse event reports referencing Grapiprant, including 697 reports in which the animal died — a 870.0% case-fatality figure among reported events only, not a population-level mortality rate. Active ingredient on file: Grapiprant. Reported administration routes include Oral, Unknown, Ophthalmic, Topical. 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 Grapiprant reports are Dog (7,308 reports), Unknown (638 reports), Cat (15 reports), with Dog accounting for the largest share. Within those species, Retriever - Labrador (1,239), Dog (unknown) (747), Unknown (665) 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 Grapiprant are Vomiting (1,397), Diarrhoea (1,225), Lack of efficacy - NOS (971), Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in 'Neurological') (678). Of the 7,343 reports with a coded outcome, Outcome Unknown is the leading category at 34.3%. 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 Grapiprant.

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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Data sourced from official AKC, AVMA, ACVO, and breed-club veterinary references. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBreed Editorial