Drug profile

The FDA adverse-event record for Tepoxalin

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

30
adverse-event reports
10.0%
death-coded share
Dog
most-reported species
9
Anorexia - top reaction
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30
Total Reports
3
Deaths Reported
10.0%
Death Rate

Active Ingredients

Tepoxalin

Administration Routes

OralUnknown

Species Affected

Dog 27
Cat 2
Unknown 1

Most Affected Breeds

Retriever - Labrador 6
Crossbred Canine/dog 5
Terrier - Jack Russell 2
Domestic (unspecified) 2
Dachshund (unspecified) 2
Collie - Border 2
Unknown 1
Alaskan Malamute 1
Schnauzer (unspecified) 1
Retriever - Golden 1

Most Reported Reactions

Anorexia 9
Depression 8
Vomiting 8
Blood in vomit 4
Pale mucous membrane 3
Anaemia NOS 3
Diarrhoea 3
Melaena 3
Ataxia 3
Bloody diarrhoea 3
Elevated alanine aminotransferase (ALT) 3
Elevated renal parameters 2

Outcome Breakdown

Died
3 (100.0%)

Tepoxalin Adverse Event Insights

30 reports name Tepoxalin; 3 recorded a death outcome (10.0% of reported events, not a population-level mortality rate). Active ingredient: Tepoxalin. Administration routes: Oral, Unknown.

By species: Dog (27 reports), Cat (2 reports), Unknown (1 reports). By breed: Retriever - Labrador (6), Crossbred Canine/dog (5), Terrier - Jack Russell (2).

Leading clinical signs: Anorexia (9), Depression (8), Vomiting (8), Blood in vomit (4). Outcome, 3 coded reports: Died leads at 100.0%.

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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