Drug profile

The FDA adverse-event record for Trazadone

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

#218 of 2,679
by report volume (all drugs)
794
adverse-event reports
7.6%
death-coded share
Dog
most-reported species

Corpus placement

According to the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA adverse-event extract, Trazadone ranks #218 of 2679 by total reports (794) and #665 of 1130 by death-coded share (7.6%). 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)
#218
This drug, reports of 2679
#665
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. Trazadone has 794 reports now versus 761 in that prior snapshot: 33 more (4.3%).

Report change
+33
Death-coded reports
+1
Death-coded share
−0.2 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 Trazadone changes

Signature read: 794 reports place Trazadone in the upper third of FDA AER volume (#218 of 2,679).

Important: Adverse event reports do not establish that a drug caused or contributed to the event. Consult your veterinarian before making treatment decisions.
794
Total Reports
60
Deaths Reported
7.6%
Death-coded share of reports

Active Ingredients

Trazadone

Administration Routes

UnknownOral

Species Affected

Dog 778
Cat 12
Human 3
Horse 1

Most Affected Breeds

Retriever - Labrador 96
Crossbred Canine/dog 68
Shepherd Dog - German 60
Retriever - Golden 36
Pit Bull 27
Siberian Husky 23
Shepherd Dog - Australian 22
Shih Tzu 19
Boxer (German Boxer) 19
Terrier - Bull - American Pit 19

Most Reported Reactions

Vomiting 159
Diarrhoea 82
Lack of efficacy (endoparasite) - heartworm 65
Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in Neurological) 61
Lack of efficacy - NOS 55
Death by euthanasia 43
Elevated alanine aminotransferase (ALT) 43
Other abnormal test result NOS 42
Ataxia 40
Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in 'Neurological') 37
Seizure NOS 37
Panting 35

Outcome Breakdown

Outcome Unknown
291 (36.6%)
Ongoing
251 (31.6%)
Recovered/Normal
192 (24.2%)
Euthanized
43 (5.4%)
Died
17 (2.1%)

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

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other drugs by death-coded share (7.6% 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 Trazadone (#218 of 2,679 by report volume); death-coded 7.6%. PlainBreed drug row · report volume stamp 794 · 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 →