Drug profile

The FDA adverse-event record for Sodium Hyaluronate

83 FDA reports name Sodium Hyaluronate, a high-volume drug in the CVM extract. Species, reactions, and outcomes follow.

#863 of 2,679
by report volume (all drugs)
83
adverse-event reports
3.6%
death-coded share
Unknown
most-reported species

Corpus placement

According to the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA adverse-event extract, Sodium Hyaluronate ranks #860 of 2679 by total reports (83) and #875 of 1130 by death-coded share (3.6%). 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)
#860
This drug, reports of 2679
#875
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. Sodium Hyaluronate has 83 reports now versus 76 in that prior snapshot: 7 more (9.2%).

Report change
+7
Death-coded reports
+0
Death-coded share
−0.3 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.

Subscribe to Sodium Hyaluronate changes

Signature read: Sodium Hyaluronate's 3.6% death-coded share is among the lowest in the openFDA drug corpus.

Important: Adverse event reports do not establish that a drug caused or contributed to the event. Consult your veterinarian before making treatment decisions.
83
Total Reports
3
Deaths Reported
3.6%
Death-coded share of reports

Active Ingredients

Sodium Hyaluronate

Administration Routes

UnknownAuricular (Otic)Intra-ArticularOral

Species Affected

Unknown 57
Horse 17
Dog 9

Most Affected Breeds

Unknown 73
Schnauzer (unspecified) 5
Lhasa Apso 2
Rottweiler 1
Warmblood (unspecified) 1
Thoroughbred 1

Most Reported Reactions

Product syringe issue 22
No sign 17
Broken components, medical device 11
Joint swelling 8
Lameness 4
Appearance, Abnormal 3
Injection site infection 3
Unclassifiable adverse event 3
Death by euthanasia 2
Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in 'Neurological') 2
Device breakage/fracture 2
Joint effusion 2

Outcome Breakdown

Outcome Unknown
16 (61.5%)
Recovered/Normal
5 (19.2%)
Euthanized
3 (11.5%)
Ongoing
2 (7.7%)

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

What to do with this drug

A report does not prove a drug caused the reaction; consult a veterinarian before acting on this data.

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

openFDA Animal & Veterinary Adverse Events (FDA CVM) for Sodium Hyaluronate (#863 of 2,679 by report volume); death-coded 3.6%. PlainBreed drug row · death-coded share stamp 3.6% · 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 →