Drug profile

The FDA adverse-event record for Ropinirole Hydrochloride

291 FDA reports name Ropinirole Hydrochloride, a high-volume drug in the CVM extract. Species, reactions, and outcomes follow.

#430 of 2,679
by report volume (all drugs)
291
adverse-event reports
4.5%
death-coded share
Dog
most-reported species

Corpus placement

According to the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA adverse-event extract, Ropinirole Hydrochloride ranks #430 of 2679 by total reports (291) and #816 of 1130 by death-coded share (4.5%). 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)
#430
This drug, reports of 2679
#816
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. Ropinirole Hydrochloride has 291 reports now versus 287 in that prior snapshot: 4 more (1.4%).

Report change
+4
Death-coded reports
+0
Death-coded share
−0.1 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: 291 reports place Ropinirole Hydrochloride in the upper third of FDA AER volume (#430 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.
291
Total Reports
13
Deaths Reported
4.5%
Death-coded share of reports

Active Ingredients

Ropinirole Hydrochloride

Administration Routes

OphthalmicIntraocularUnknownOtherTopicalTransplacentalSubcutaneousOral

Species Affected

Dog 283
Unknown 4
Cat 2
Human 2

Most Affected Breeds

Unknown 29
Chihuahua 19
Retriever - Labrador 16
Poodle (unspecified) 14
Pit Bull 13
Beagle 12
Bulldog - French 11
Retriever - Golden 10
Dog (unknown) 10
Maltese 10

Most Reported Reactions

Lack of efficacy - NOS 162
Vomiting 34
Tachycardia 25
Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in Neurological) 22
Sedation 17
Hypersalivation 13
Nausea 11
Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in 'Neurological') 11
INEFFECTIVE, OTHER DRUG(S) 11
Retching 10
Diarrhoea 10
Overdose 9

Outcome Breakdown

Recovered/Normal
210 (72.9%)
Outcome Unknown
49 (17.0%)
Ongoing
9 (3.1%)
Died
7 (2.4%)
Recovered with Sequela
7 (2.4%)
Euthanized
6 (2.1%)

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

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other drugs by death-coded share (4.5% here), distinct from the volume row.

What to do with this drug

  • Compare Ropinirole Hydrochloride's report volume and death-coded share against similar drugs nationwide. See similar drugs
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Source: FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA Animal & Veterinary Adverse Events (CVM AER) · 2025

openFDA Animal & Veterinary Adverse Events (FDA CVM) for Ropinirole Hydrochloride (#430 of 2,679 by report volume); death-coded 4.5%. PlainBreed drug row · report volume stamp 291 · 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 →