Drug profile
The FDA adverse-event record for Hydromorphone Hcl Injectable
109 adverse-event reports submitted to the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine reference Hydromorphone Hcl Injectable. See the species affected, top reactions, and outcomes below.
- 109
- adverse-event reports
- 21.1%
- death-coded share
- Dog
- most-reported species
- 14
- Vomiting - top reaction
Active Ingredients
Administration Routes
Species Affected
Most Affected Breeds
Most Reported Reactions
Outcome Breakdown
Hydromorphone Hcl Injectable Adverse Event Insights
109 reports name Hydromorphone Hcl Injectable; 23 recorded a death outcome (21.1% of reported events, not a population-level mortality rate). Active ingredient: Hydromorphone Hcl Injectable. Administration routes: Unknown, Intramuscular, Intravenous, Subcutaneous.
By species: Dog (101 reports), Cat (6 reports), Rabbit (2 reports). By breed: Retriever - Labrador (10), Dog (unknown) (8), Chihuahua (8).
Leading clinical signs: Vomiting (14), Death (14), Bradycardia (13), Lack of efficacy - NOS (13). Outcome, 109 coded reports: Recovered/Normal leads at 39.4%.
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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