S-Adenosylmethionine, Silybin

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22 adverse event reports submitted to the FDA

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22
Total Reports
3
Deaths Reported
1360.0%
Death Rate

Active Ingredients

S-Adenosylmethionine, Silybin

Administration Routes

OralUnknown

Species Affected

Dog 21
Cat 1

Most Affected Breeds

Bichon Frise 2
Chihuahua 2
Crossbred Canine/dog 2
Shepherd Dog - German 2
Dog (unknown) 1
Terrier - Jack Russell 1
Retriever - Labrador 1
Dog (other) 1
Bulldog 1
Domestic Shorthair 1

Most Reported Reactions

Diarrhoea 6
Vomiting 5
Elevated alanine aminotransferase (ALT) 4
Elevated total bilirubin 4
Polyuria 3
Thrombocytosis 3
Hyperkalaemia 3
Urinary tract infection 3
Partial lack of efficacy 3
Proteinuria 3
Seizure NOS 2
Death by euthanasia 2

Outcome Breakdown

Ongoing
11 (50.0%)
Outcome Unknown
6 (27.3%)
Recovered/Normal
2 (9.1%)
Euthanized
2 (9.1%)
Died
1 (4.5%)

Data Summary

Metric Value
Total adverse event reports 22
Reports involving death 3
Case-fatality rate (reported events) 1360.0%
Distinct species in reports 2
Distinct breeds in reports 18
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 22 adverse event reports referencing S-Adenosylmethionine, Silybin, including 3 reports in which the animal died — a 1360.0% case-fatality figure among reported events only, not a population-level mortality rate. Active ingredient on file: S-Adenosylmethionine, Silybin. Reported administration routes include Oral, Unknown. 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 (21 reports), Cat (1 reports), with Dog accounting for the largest share. Within those species, Bichon Frise (2), Chihuahua (2), Crossbred Canine/dog (2) 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 Diarrhoea (6), Vomiting (5), Elevated alanine aminotransferase (ALT) (4), Elevated total bilirubin (4). Of the 22 reports with a coded outcome, Ongoing is the leading category at 50.0%. 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