Rabacfosadine

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320 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.
320
Total Reports
81
Deaths Reported
2530.0%
Death Rate

Active Ingredients

Rabacfosadine

Administration Routes

IntravenousUnknownParenteralOtherTopicalSubcutaneousIntramuscular

Species Affected

Dog 300
Unknown 17
Human 3

Most Affected Breeds

Dog (unknown) 60
Retriever - Golden 30
Unknown 22
Retriever - Labrador 20
Pit Bull 11
Shepherd Dog - German 10
Boxer (German Boxer) 9
Crossbred Canine/dog 8
Mountain Dog - Bernese 8
Pug 7

Most Reported Reactions

Diarrhoea 65
Lack of efficacy (neoplasia, no remission) 64
Death by euthanasia 63
Lack of efficacy - NOS 52
Anorexia 38
Decreased appetite 35
Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in 'Neurological') 30
Weight loss 25
Death 19
Vomiting 17
Neutropenia 16
Pulmonary fibrosis 14

Outcome Breakdown

Outcome Unknown
127 (41.5%)
Ongoing
68 (22.2%)
Euthanized
61 (19.9%)
Recovered/Normal
30 (9.8%)
Died
20 (6.5%)

Data Summary

Metric Value
Total adverse event reports 320
Reports involving death 81
Case-fatality rate (reported events) 2530.0%
Distinct species in reports 3
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.

Rabacfosadine Adverse Event Insights

The FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine database currently holds 320 adverse event reports referencing Rabacfosadine, including 81 reports in which the animal died — a 2530.0% case-fatality figure among reported events only, not a population-level mortality rate. Active ingredient on file: Rabacfosadine. Reported administration routes include Intravenous, Unknown, Parenteral, Other. 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 Rabacfosadine reports are Dog (300 reports), Unknown (17 reports), Human (3 reports), with Dog accounting for the largest share. Within those species, Dog (unknown) (60), Retriever - Golden (30), Unknown (22) 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 Rabacfosadine are Diarrhoea (65), Lack of efficacy (neoplasia, no remission) (64), Death by euthanasia (63), Lack of efficacy - NOS (52). Of the 306 reports with a coded outcome, Outcome Unknown is the leading category at 41.5%. 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 Rabacfosadine.

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