Isoflupredone

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21 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.
21
Total Reports
9
Deaths Reported
4290.0%
Death Rate

Active Ingredients

Isoflupredone

Administration Routes

IntramuscularUnknownIntra-ArticularTopical

Species Affected

Cattle 14
Unknown 4
Horse 2
Human 1

Most Affected Breeds

Holstein-Friesian also known as Holstein 8
Unknown 5
Cattle (unknown) 2
Quarter Horse 2
Crossbred Bovine/Cattle 1
Jersey 1
Aberdeen Angus 1
Brown Swiss 1

Most Reported Reactions

Anaphylaxis 11
Death 9
Vaginal swelling 7
Eyelid oedema 5
Collapse (see also 'Cardio-vascular' and 'Systemic disorders') 3
Dyspnoea 3
Hypersalivation 3
Lung oedema 2
Mammary gland disorder NOS 2
PR-LUNG(S), LESION(S) 2
Tachypnoea 2
Skin lesion NOS 2

Outcome Breakdown

Died
9 (100.0%)

Data Summary

Metric Value
Total adverse event reports 21
Reports involving death 9
Case-fatality rate (reported events) 4290.0%
Distinct species in reports 4
Distinct breeds in reports 8
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.

Isoflupredone Adverse Event Insights

The FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine database currently holds 21 adverse event reports referencing Isoflupredone, including 9 reports in which the animal died — a 4290.0% case-fatality figure among reported events only, not a population-level mortality rate. Active ingredient on file: Isoflupredone. Reported administration routes include Intramuscular, Unknown, Intra-Articular, 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 Isoflupredone reports are Cattle (14 reports), Unknown (4 reports), Horse (2 reports), with Cattle accounting for the largest share. Within those species, Holstein-Friesian also known as Holstein (8), Unknown (5), Cattle (unknown) (2) 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 Isoflupredone are Anaphylaxis (11), Death (9), Vaginal swelling (7), Eyelid oedema (5). Of the 9 reports with a coded outcome, Died is the leading category at 100.0%. 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 Isoflupredone.

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