Tiletamine Hydrochloride + Zolazepam Hydrochloride

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21 adverse event reports submitted to the FDA

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21
Total Reports
12
Deaths Reported
5710.0%
Death Rate

Active Ingredients

Tiletamine HydrochlorideZolazepam Hydrochloride

Administration Routes

IntramuscularIntravenousUnknownSubcutaneous

Species Affected

Dog 10
Cat 10
Deer 1

Most Affected Breeds

Unknown 11
Domestic Shorthair 2
Retriever - Labrador 1
Boxer (German Boxer) 1
Cat (other) 1
Deer (other) 1
Spitz - American Eskimo Dog 1
Terrier - Toy Fox 1
Shepherd Dog - German 1
Siberian Husky 1

Most Reported Reactions

Death 8
Partial lack of efficacy 6
Lack of efficacy - NOS 4
Death by euthanasia 4
Cyanosis 2
Cardiac arrest 2
Unresponsive to stimuli 2
Shaking 2
Recovery prolonged 1
Drug administration error 1
Contamination, Particulate Matter 1
Head tremor 1

Outcome Breakdown

Recovered/Normal
8 (38.1%)
Died
8 (38.1%)
Euthanized
4 (19.0%)
Outcome Unknown
1 (4.8%)

Data Summary

Metric Value
Total adverse event reports 21
Reports involving death 12
Case-fatality rate (reported events) 5710.0%
Distinct species in reports 3
Distinct breeds in reports 10
Distinct reactions reported 13
Active ingredients on file 2

Source: FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine — Adverse Event Reporting (CVM AER). Counts reflect voluntary reports only.

Tiletamine Hydrochloride + Zolazepam Hydrochloride Adverse Event Insights

The FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine database currently holds 21 adverse event reports referencing Tiletamine Hydrochloride + Zolazepam Hydrochloride, including 12 reports in which the animal died — a 5710.0% case-fatality figure among reported events only, not a population-level mortality rate. Active ingredients on file: Tiletamine Hydrochloride, Zolazepam Hydrochloride. Reported administration routes include Intramuscular, Intravenous, Unknown, Subcutaneous. 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 Tiletamine Hydrochloride + Zolazepam Hydrochloride reports are Dog (10 reports), Cat (10 reports), Deer (1 reports), with Dog accounting for the largest share. Within those species, Unknown (11), Domestic Shorthair (2), Retriever - Labrador (1) 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 Tiletamine Hydrochloride + Zolazepam Hydrochloride are Death (8), Partial lack of efficacy (6), Lack of efficacy - NOS (4), Death by euthanasia (4). Of the 21 reports with a coded outcome, Recovered/Normal is the leading category at 38.1%. 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 Tiletamine Hydrochloride + Zolazepam Hydrochloride.

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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