Drug profile

The FDA adverse-event record for Pregabalin

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

#529 of 2,679
by report volume (all drugs)
208
adverse-event reports
11.5%
death-coded share
Cat
most-reported species

Corpus placement

According to the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA adverse-event extract, Pregabalin ranks #529 of 2679 by total reports (208) and #476 of 1130 by death-coded share (11.5%). 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)
#529
This drug, reports of 2679
#476
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. Pregabalin has 208 reports now versus 189 in that prior snapshot: 19 more (10.1%).

Report change
+19
Death-coded reports
+3
Death-coded share
+0.4 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 Pregabalin changes

Signature read: death-coded report count at 24 is the most distinctive stamp on Pregabalin'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.
208
Total Reports
24
Deaths Reported
11.5%
Death-coded share of reports

Active Ingredients

Pregabalin

Administration Routes

OralUnknown

Species Affected

Cat 127
Dog 62
Unknown 15
Human 4

Most Affected Breeds

Domestic Shorthair 70
Unknown 19
Cat (other) 19
Domestic Longhair 11
Retriever - Labrador 9
Domestic Mediumhair 9
Siamese 5
Cat (unknown) 5
Crossbred Canine/dog 4
Chihuahua 4

Most Reported Reactions

Lack of efficacy - NOS 42
Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in Neurological) 31
Ataxia 24
Death by euthanasia 18
Vomiting 17
Overdose 16
Wobbliness 15
Seizure NOS 13
Medication error NOS 13
Decreased appetite 11
Intentional misuse 11
Diarrhoea 10

Outcome Breakdown

Ongoing
76 (39.4%)
Recovered/Normal
46 (23.8%)
Outcome Unknown
46 (23.8%)
Euthanized
18 (9.3%)
Died
6 (3.1%)
Recovered with Sequela
1 (0.5%)

Pregabalin: 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 Pregabalin, 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 Pregabalin (#529 of 2,679 by report volume); death-coded 11.5%. PlainBreed drug row · death-coded report count stamp 24 · 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 →