S-Adenosylmethionine + Silybin

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179 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.
179
Total Reports
17
Deaths Reported
950.0%
Death Rate

Active Ingredients

S-Adenosylmethionine + Silybin

Administration Routes

UnknownOralIntravenousIntraocular

Species Affected

Dog 168
Cat 10
Human 1

Most Affected Breeds

Retriever - Labrador 24
Crossbred Canine/dog 11
Shih Tzu 10
Chihuahua 8
Beagle 8
Spitz - German Pomeranian 7
Domestic Shorthair 7
Maltese 6
Dog (unknown) 5
Chow Chow 5

Most Reported Reactions

Elevated alanine aminotransferase (ALT) 37
Vomiting 33
Diarrhoea 20
Elevated serum alkaline phosphatase (SAP) 17
Elevated blood urea nitrogen (BUN) 15
Elevated liver enzymes 15
Weight loss 15
Lack of efficacy - NOS 14
Other abnormal test result NOS 13
Death by euthanasia 13
Elevated serum alkaline phosphatase (ALP) 12
Loose stool 11

Outcome Breakdown

Outcome Unknown
65 (36.3%)
Ongoing
63 (35.2%)
Recovered/Normal
31 (17.3%)
Euthanized
13 (7.3%)
Died
4 (2.2%)
Recovered with Sequela
3 (1.7%)

Data Summary

Metric Value
Total adverse event reports 179
Reports involving death 17
Case-fatality rate (reported events) 950.0%
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.

S-Adenosylmethionine + Silybin Adverse Event Insights

The FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine database currently holds 179 adverse event reports referencing S-Adenosylmethionine + Silybin, including 17 reports in which the animal died — a 950.0% case-fatality figure among reported events only, not a population-level mortality rate. Active ingredient on file: S-Adenosylmethionine + Silybin. Reported administration routes include Unknown, Oral, Intravenous, Intraocular. 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 S-Adenosylmethionine + Silybin reports are Dog (168 reports), Cat (10 reports), Human (1 reports), with Dog accounting for the largest share. Within those species, Retriever - Labrador (24), Crossbred Canine/dog (11), Shih Tzu (10) 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 S-Adenosylmethionine + Silybin are Elevated alanine aminotransferase (ALT) (37), Vomiting (33), Diarrhoea (20), Elevated serum alkaline phosphatase (SAP) (17). Of the 179 reports with a coded outcome, Outcome Unknown is the leading category at 36.3%. 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 S-Adenosylmethionine + Silybin.

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