Drug profile

The FDA adverse-event record for Pergolide Mesylate

1,349 FDA reports name Pergolide Mesylate, a high-volume drug in the CVM extract. Species, reactions, and outcomes follow.

#148 of 2,679
by report volume (all drugs)
1,349
adverse-event reports
6.1%
death-coded share
Horse
most-reported species

Corpus placement

According to the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA adverse-event extract, Pergolide Mesylate ranks #148 of 2679 by total reports (1,349) and #730 of 1130 by death-coded share (6.1%). 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)
#148
This drug, reports of 2679
#730
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. Pergolide Mesylate has 1,349 reports now versus 1,332 in that prior snapshot: 17 more (1.3%).

Report change
+17
Death-coded reports
+1
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.

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Signature read: 1,349 reports place Pergolide Mesylate in the upper third of FDA AER volume (#148 of 2,679).

Important: Adverse event reports do not establish that a drug caused or contributed to the event. Consult your veterinarian before making treatment decisions.
1,349
Total Reports
82
Deaths Reported
6.1%
Death-coded share of reports

Active Ingredients

Pergolide Mesylate

Administration Routes

OralUnknownTopicalOtherOropharyngealTransdermalSubcutaneous

Species Affected

Horse 1,163
Dog 82
Unknown 62
Human 22
Donkey 11
Cat 5
Mule 3
Cattle 1

Most Affected Breeds

Horse (unknown) 264
Quarter Horse 183
Arab 114
Unknown 100
Pony (unspecified) 84
Thoroughbred 57
Warmblood (unspecified) 51
Miniature 40
Morgan 36
Paint 34

Most Reported Reactions

Anorexia 226
Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in 'Neurological') 125
Diarrhoea 117
Behavioural disorder NOS 87
Lack of efficacy - NOS 77
Weight loss 72
Inappetence 67
Other abnormal test result NOS 62
Colic 62
Death by euthanasia 55
Depression 54
Accidental exposure 54

Outcome Breakdown

Outcome Unknown
662 (53.8%)
Recovered/Normal
380 (30.9%)
Ongoing
99 (8.0%)
Euthanized
44 (3.6%)
Died
39 (3.2%)
Recovered with Sequela
7 (0.6%)

Pergolide Mesylate: 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 Pergolide Mesylate, 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 Pergolide Mesylate (#148 of 2,679 by report volume); death-coded 6.1%. PlainBreed drug row · report volume stamp 1,349 · 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 →