Pantoprazole

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321 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.
321
Total Reports
154
Deaths Reported
4800.0%
Death Rate

Active Ingredients

Pantoprazole

Administration Routes

UnknownIntravenousOralParenteralSubcutaneousOther

Species Affected

Dog 274
Cat 35
Human 10
Alpaca 1
Other 1

Most Affected Breeds

Retriever - Labrador 52
Retriever - Golden 14
Domestic Shorthair 13
Unknown 12
Terrier - Yorkshire 11
Crossbred Canine/dog 11
Chihuahua 9
Domestic Longhair 9
Bulldog - French 9
Poodle (unspecified) 8

Most Reported Reactions

Vomiting 117
Death by euthanasia 103
Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in 'Neurological') 81
Other abnormal test result NOS 80
Diarrhoea 69
Elevated alanine aminotransferase (ALT) 69
Anorexia 58
Elevated total bilirubin 55
Leucocytosis NOS 54
Elevated blood urea nitrogen (BUN) 54
Abnormal radiograph finding 49
Death 49

Outcome Breakdown

Euthanized
100 (31.2%)
Ongoing
90 (28.0%)
Died
54 (16.8%)
Outcome Unknown
43 (13.4%)
Recovered/Normal
33 (10.3%)
Recovered with Sequela
1 (0.3%)

Data Summary

Metric Value
Total adverse event reports 321
Reports involving death 154
Case-fatality rate (reported events) 4800.0%
Distinct species in reports 5
Distinct breeds in reports 20
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.

Pantoprazole Adverse Event Insights

The FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine database currently holds 321 adverse event reports referencing Pantoprazole, including 154 reports in which the animal died — a 4800.0% case-fatality figure among reported events only, not a population-level mortality rate. Active ingredient on file: Pantoprazole. Reported administration routes include Unknown, Intravenous, Oral, Parenteral. 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 Pantoprazole reports are Dog (274 reports), Cat (35 reports), Human (10 reports), with Dog accounting for the largest share. Within those species, Retriever - Labrador (52), Retriever - Golden (14), Domestic Shorthair (13) 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 Pantoprazole are Vomiting (117), Death by euthanasia (103), Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in 'Neurological') (81), Other abnormal test result NOS (80). Of the 321 reports with a coded outcome, Euthanized is the leading category at 31.2%. 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 Pantoprazole.

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