Drug profile

The FDA adverse-event record for Human Insulin

684 FDA reports name Human Insulin, a high-volume drug in the CVM extract. Species, reactions, and outcomes follow.

#241 of 2,679
by report volume (all drugs)
684
adverse-event reports
7.6%
death-coded share
Cat
most-reported species

Corpus placement

According to the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA adverse-event extract, Human Insulin ranks #241 of 2679 by total reports (684) and #661 of 1130 by death-coded share (7.6%). 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)
#241
This drug, reports of 2679
#661
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. Human Insulin has 684 reports now versus 682 in that prior snapshot: 2 more (0.3%).

Report change
+2
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 Human Insulin changes

Signature read: 684 reports place Human Insulin in the upper third of FDA AER volume (#241 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.
684
Total Reports
52
Deaths Reported
7.6%
Death-coded share of reports

Active Ingredients

Human Insulin

Administration Routes

SubcutaneousUnknown

Species Affected

Cat 565
Unknown 83
Dog 33
Human 3

Most Affected Breeds

Domestic (unspecified) 453
Unknown 86
Cat (unknown) 60
Siamese 18
Maine Coon 12
Crossbred Canine/dog 7
Himalayan 6
Pug 3
Russian 2
Poodle (unspecified) 2

Most Reported Reactions

INEFFECTIVE, GLYCEMIC CONTROL 318
Hyperglycaemia 126
Hypoglycaemia 115
INEFFECTIVE, LOSS OF EFFECT 74
Anorexia 65
Depression 64
Vomiting 57
Polydipsia 51
Polyuria 43
Suspension, Abnormal 42
Death by euthanasia 37
Diarrhoea 34

Outcome Breakdown

Died
51 (77.3%)
Ongoing
6 (9.1%)
Outcome Unknown
4 (6.1%)
Recovered/Normal
3 (4.5%)
Euthanized
1 (1.5%)
Recovered with Sequela
1 (1.5%)

Human Insulin: high report volume 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 Human Insulin, both floored at ≥50 reports so the neighborhoods stay in the advertised mass.

Similar report volume

Nearest other drugs by FDA report count (684 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other drugs by death-coded share (7.6% here), distinct from the volume row.

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 Human Insulin (#241 of 2,679 by report volume); death-coded 7.6%. PlainBreed drug row · report volume stamp 684 · 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 →