Drug profile

The FDA adverse-event record for Molidustat

383 FDA reports name Molidustat, a high-volume drug in the CVM extract. Species, reactions, and outcomes follow.

#362 of 2,679
by report volume (all drugs)
383
adverse-event reports
12.5%
death-coded share
Cat
most-reported species

Corpus placement

According to the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA adverse-event extract, Molidustat ranks #362 of 2679 by total reports (383) and #439 of 1130 by death-coded share (12.5%). 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)
#362
This drug, reports of 2679
#439
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. Molidustat has 383 reports now versus 383 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 Molidustat changes

Signature read: death-coded report count at 48 is the most distinctive stamp on Molidustat'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.
383
Total Reports
48
Deaths Reported
12.5%
Death-coded share of reports

Active Ingredients

Molidustat

Administration Routes

OralUnknownOphthalmicIntraocularIntravenous

Species Affected

Cat 339
Unknown 43
Dog 1

Most Affected Breeds

Domestic Shorthair 183
Cat (unknown) 67
Unknown 43
Domestic Longhair 35
Domestic Mediumhair 15
Persian 7
Siamese 7
Maine Coon 6
Russian 3
Ragdoll 3

Most Reported Reactions

Lack of efficacy - NOS 105
Vomiting 49
Weight loss 39
Decreased haematocrit 37
Death by euthanasia 35
Elevated creatinine 34
Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in Neurological) 31
Pica NOS 31
Not eating 29
Elevated blood urea nitrogen (BUN) 29
Decreased appetite 27
Other abnormal test result NOS 26

Outcome Breakdown

Outcome Unknown
164 (48.0%)
Ongoing
99 (28.9%)
Euthanized
33 (9.6%)
Recovered/Normal
31 (9.1%)
Died
15 (4.4%)

Molidustat: 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 Molidustat, both floored at ≥50 reports so the neighborhoods stay in the advertised mass.

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 Molidustat (#362 of 2,679 by report volume); death-coded 12.5%. PlainBreed drug row · death-coded report count stamp 48 · 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 →