Drug profile

The FDA adverse-event record for Midazolam Hydrochloride

544 FDA reports name Midazolam Hydrochloride, a high-volume drug in the CVM extract. Species, reactions, and outcomes follow.

#285 of 2,679
by report volume (all drugs)
544
adverse-event reports
28.7%
death-coded share
Dog
most-reported species

Corpus placement

According to the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA adverse-event extract, Midazolam Hydrochloride ranks #285 of 2679 by total reports (544) and #132 of 1130 by death-coded share (28.7%). 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)
#285
This drug, reports of 2679
#132
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. Midazolam Hydrochloride has 544 reports now versus 544 in that prior snapshot: 0 the same number of (0.0%).

Report change
+0
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 Midazolam Hydrochloride changes

Signature read: death-coded report count at 156 is the most distinctive stamp on Midazolam Hydrochloride's FDA AER row.

Important: Adverse event reports do not establish that a drug caused or contributed to the event. Consult your veterinarian before making treatment decisions.
544
Total Reports
156
Deaths Reported
28.7%
Death-coded share of reports

Active Ingredients

Midazolam Hydrochloride

Administration Routes

UnknownIntravenousIntramuscularSubcutaneousOralNasal

Species Affected

Dog 381
Cat 143
Horse 6
Other 3
Other Birds 2
Primate 1
Other Mammals 1
Rat 1
Ferret 1
Guinea Pig 1

Most Affected Breeds

Domestic Shorthair 82
Retriever - Labrador 38
Dog (unknown) 29
Chihuahua 24
Domestic Longhair 19
Terrier - Yorkshire 14
Siberian Husky 13
Boxer (German Boxer) 13
Cat (other) 13
Shepherd Dog - German 12

Most Reported Reactions

Vomiting 102
Seizure NOS 98
Death 90
Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in 'Neurological') 81
Death by euthanasia 68
Anorexia 61
Other abnormal test result NOS 45
Cardiac arrest 40
Fever 38
Elevated alanine aminotransferase (ALT) 37
Bradycardia 34
Diarrhoea 32

Outcome Breakdown

Ongoing
203 (36.8%)
Recovered/Normal
172 (31.2%)
Died
89 (16.2%)
Euthanized
68 (12.3%)
Outcome Unknown
19 (3.4%)

Midazolam Hydrochloride: high death-coded share 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 Midazolam Hydrochloride, both floored at ≥50 reports so the neighborhoods stay in the advertised mass.

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other drugs by death-coded share (28.7% here), distinct from the volume row.

What to do with this drug

  • Compare Midazolam Hydrochloride's report volume and death-coded share against similar drugs nationwide. See similar drugs
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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 Midazolam Hydrochloride (#285 of 2,679 by report volume); death-coded 28.7%. PlainBreed drug row · death-coded report count stamp 156 · 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 →