Drug profile

The FDA adverse-event record for Ropivacaine

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

28
adverse-event reports
17.9%
death-coded share
Cat
most-reported species
6
Behavioural disorder NOS - top reaction
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28
Total Reports
5
Deaths Reported
17.9%
Death Rate

Active Ingredients

Ropivacaine

Administration Routes

UnknownSubcutaneousOralOtherPerineural

Species Affected

Cat 16
Dog 12

Most Affected Breeds

Domestic Shorthair 11
Spaniel - King Charles Cavalier 3
Spaniel (unspecified) 2
Greyhound 2
Poodle - Standard 1
Pointing Dog - German Short-haired 1
Manx 1
Ragdoll 1
Great Pyrenees 1
Dog (unknown) 1

Most Reported Reactions

Behavioural disorder NOS 6
Not eating 4
Peritonitis 3
Monocytosis 3
Hyperglycaemia 3
Fever 3
Tachycardia 3
Hypotension 3
Low blood pressure 3
Bradycardia 3
Death 3
Carcinoma NOS 3

Outcome Breakdown

Ongoing
10 (35.7%)
Recovered/Normal
7 (25.0%)
Outcome Unknown
6 (21.4%)
Died
4 (14.3%)
Euthanized
1 (3.6%)

Ropivacaine Adverse Event Insights

28 reports name Ropivacaine; 5 recorded a death outcome (17.9% of reported events, not a population-level mortality rate). Active ingredient: Ropivacaine. Administration routes: Unknown, Subcutaneous, Oral, Other.

By species: Cat (16 reports), Dog (12 reports). By breed: Domestic Shorthair (11), Spaniel - King Charles Cavalier (3), Spaniel (unspecified) (2).

Leading clinical signs: Behavioural disorder NOS (6), Not eating (4), Peritonitis (3), Monocytosis (3). Outcome, 28 coded reports: Ongoing leads at 35.7%.

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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