Drug profile

The FDA adverse-event record for Thyroxine

303 FDA reports name Thyroxine, a high-volume drug in the CVM extract. Species, reactions, and outcomes follow.

#418 of 2,679
by report volume (all drugs)
303
adverse-event reports
12.9%
death-coded share
Dog
most-reported species

Corpus placement

According to the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA adverse-event extract, Thyroxine ranks #417 of 2679 by total reports (303) and #424 of 1130 by death-coded share (12.9%). 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)
#417
This drug, reports of 2679
#424
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. Thyroxine has 303 reports now versus 302 in that prior snapshot: 1 more (0.3%).

Report change
+1
Death-coded reports
+0
Death-coded share
−0.0 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 Thyroxine changes

Signature read: death-coded report count at 39 is the most distinctive stamp on Thyroxine'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.
303
Total Reports
39
Deaths Reported
12.9%
Death-coded share of reports

Active Ingredients

Thyroxine

Administration Routes

OralUnknown

Species Affected

Dog 300
Cat 2
Human 1

Most Affected Breeds

Retriever - Labrador 46
Retriever - Golden 32
Crossbred Canine/dog 15
Beagle 14
Boxer (German Boxer) 9
Shepherd Dog - German 9
Shih Tzu 8
Collie - Border 8
Siberian Husky 8
Chihuahua 7

Most Reported Reactions

Vomiting 54
Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in 'Neurological') 49
Other abnormal test result NOS 40
Diarrhoea 33
Anorexia 28
Elevated alanine aminotransferase (ALT) 28
Death by euthanasia 23
Polydipsia 23
Weight loss 22
Elevated serum alkaline phosphatase (SAP) 22
Seizure NOS 20
Polyuria 20

Outcome Breakdown

Ongoing
125 (41.3%)
Outcome Unknown
73 (24.1%)
Recovered/Normal
65 (21.5%)
Euthanized
23 (7.6%)
Died
16 (5.3%)
Recovered with Sequela
1 (0.3%)

Thyroxine: high report volume 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 Thyroxine, 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 Thyroxine (#418 of 2,679 by report volume); death-coded 12.9%. PlainBreed drug row · death-coded report count stamp 39 · 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 →