Drug profile

The FDA adverse-event record for Sucralfate

1,372 FDA reports name Sucralfate, a high-volume drug in the CVM extract. Species, reactions, and outcomes follow.

#145 of 2,679
by report volume (all drugs)
1,372
adverse-event reports
24.3%
death-coded share
Dog
most-reported species

Corpus placement

According to the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA adverse-event extract, Sucralfate ranks #145 of 2679 by total reports (1,372) and #181 of 1130 by death-coded share (24.3%). 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)
#145
This drug, reports of 2679
#181
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. Sucralfate has 1,372 reports now versus 1,305 in that prior snapshot: 67 more (5.1%).

Report change
+67
Death-coded reports
+6
Death-coded share
−0.8 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 Sucralfate changes

Signature read: death-coded report count at 333 is the most distinctive stamp on Sucralfate's FDA AER row.

Important: Adverse event reports do not establish that a drug caused or contributed to the event. Consult your veterinarian before making treatment decisions.
1,372
Total Reports
333
Deaths Reported
24.3%
Death-coded share of reports

Active Ingredients

Sucralfate

Administration Routes

UnknownOralTopicalIntravenousRectalSubcutaneousOphthalmic

Species Affected

Dog 954
Horse 318
Cat 95
Parrot 2
Human 1
Ferret 1
Mule 1

Most Affected Breeds

Retriever - Labrador 185
Quarter Horse 87
Domestic Shorthair 67
Thoroughbred 54
Retriever - Golden 48
Warmblood (unspecified) 48
Horse (unknown) 42
Terrier - Yorkshire 36
Chihuahua 35
Shih Tzu 29

Most Reported Reactions

Vomiting 372
Lack of efficacy - NOS 283
Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in 'Neurological') 247
Anorexia 236
Diarrhoea 221
Death by euthanasia 201
Other abnormal test result NOS 188
Elevated alanine aminotransferase (ALT) 168
Elevated serum alkaline phosphatase (SAP) 141
Leucocytosis NOS 141
Weight loss 134
Anaemia NOS 134

Outcome Breakdown

Ongoing
536 (39.0%)
Outcome Unknown
283 (20.6%)
Recovered/Normal
218 (15.9%)
Euthanized
203 (14.8%)
Died
131 (9.5%)
Recovered with Sequela
2 (0.1%)

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

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other drugs by death-coded share (24.3% here), distinct from the volume row.

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 Sucralfate (#145 of 2,679 by report volume); death-coded 24.3%. PlainBreed drug row · death-coded report count stamp 333 · 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 →