Drug profile

The FDA adverse-event record for Progesterone

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

#289 of 2,679
by report volume (all drugs)
538
adverse-event reports
4.6%
death-coded share
Cattle
most-reported species

Corpus placement

According to the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA adverse-event extract, Progesterone ranks #287 of 2679 by total reports (538) and #806 of 1130 by death-coded share (4.6%). 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)
#287
This drug, reports of 2679
#806
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. Progesterone has 538 reports now versus 535 in that prior snapshot: 3 more (0.6%).

Report change
+3
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 Progesterone changes

Signature read: 538 reports place Progesterone in the upper third of FDA AER volume (#289 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.
538
Total Reports
25
Deaths Reported
4.6%
Death-coded share of reports

Active Ingredients

Progesterone

Administration Routes

VaginalUnknownTopicalOralIntramuscularIntrauterineOther

Species Affected

Cattle 257
Unknown 213
Sheep 28
Goat 18
Human 12
Dog 4
Horse 4
White tailed deer 2

Most Affected Breeds

Unknown 227
Mixed (Cattle) 101
Aberdeen Angus 66
Cattle (other) 26
Hereford cattle 13
Cattle (unspecified) 12
Cattle (unknown) 11
Sheep (unknown) 10
Holstein-Friesian also known as Holstein 7
Goat (unknown) 7

Most Reported Reactions

Lack of efficacy - NOS 116
INEFFECTIVE, ESTRUS SYNCHRONIZ 93
Insert, Damaged 62
Containers, Damaged 40
Insert, Abnormal 36
Product Defect, General 29
Rectal prolapse 29
Device Defective NOS 27
Uncoded sign 27
Tablets, Abnormal 24
Underfilling, Package 23
No sign 22

Outcome Breakdown

Outcome Unknown
239 (77.6%)
Recovered/Normal
36 (11.7%)
Died
23 (7.5%)
Ongoing
7 (2.3%)
Euthanized
2 (0.6%)
Recovered with Sequela
1 (0.3%)

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

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other drugs by death-coded share (4.6% here), distinct from the volume row.

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 Progesterone (#289 of 2,679 by report volume); death-coded 4.6%. PlainBreed drug row · report volume stamp 538 · 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 →