Drug profile

The FDA adverse-event record for Rabacfosadine

320 adverse-event reports submitted to the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine reference Rabacfosadine. See the species affected, top reactions, and outcomes below.

320
adverse-event reports
25.3%
death-coded share
Dog
most-reported species
65
Diarrhoea - top reaction
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320
Total Reports
81
Deaths Reported
25.3%
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%)

Rabacfosadine Adverse Event Insights

320 reports name Rabacfosadine; 81 recorded a death outcome (25.3% of reported events, not a population-level mortality rate). Active ingredient: Rabacfosadine. Administration routes: Intravenous, Unknown, Parenteral, Other.

By species: Dog (300 reports), Unknown (17 reports), Human (3 reports). By breed: Dog (unknown) (60), Retriever - Golden (30), Unknown (22).

Leading clinical signs: Diarrhoea (65), Lack of efficacy (neoplasia, no remission) (64), Death by euthanasia (63), Lack of efficacy - NOS (52). Outcome, 306 coded reports: Outcome Unknown leads at 41.5%.

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.

Source: FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA Animal & Veterinary Adverse Events (CVM AER) · 2025

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