Drug profile

The FDA adverse-event record for Triamcinolone

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

255
adverse-event reports
12.2%
death-coded share
Dog
most-reported species
42
Vomiting - top reaction
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255
Total Reports
31
Deaths Reported
12.2%
Death Rate

Active Ingredients

Triamcinolone

Administration Routes

UnknownParenteralOralSubcutaneousIntra-ArticularTopicalAuricular (Otic)IntramuscularNasalOther

Species Affected

Dog 172
Cat 61
Horse 19
Human 2
Camel 1

Most Affected Breeds

Domestic Shorthair 33
Retriever - Labrador 17
Shih Tzu 15
Retriever - Golden 9
Terrier - Yorkshire 7
Quarter Horse 7
Crossbred Canine/dog 6
Chihuahua 5
Domestic Longhair 5
Bulldog 5

Most Reported Reactions

Vomiting 42
Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in 'Neurological') 38
Emesis 30
Lack of efficacy - NOS 29
Diarrhoea 25
Other abnormal test result NOS 24
Weight loss 22
Anorexia 18
Death 18
Ataxia 17
Behavioural disorder NOS 17
Death by euthanasia 13

Outcome Breakdown

Ongoing
75 (29.4%)
Recovered/Normal
74 (29.0%)
Outcome Unknown
72 (28.2%)
Died
17 (6.7%)
Euthanized
14 (5.5%)
Recovered with Sequela
3 (1.2%)

Triamcinolone Adverse Event Insights

255 reports name Triamcinolone; 31 recorded a death outcome (12.2% of reported events, not a population-level mortality rate). Active ingredient: Triamcinolone. Administration routes: Unknown, Parenteral, Oral, Subcutaneous.

By species: Dog (172 reports), Cat (61 reports), Horse (19 reports). By breed: Domestic Shorthair (33), Retriever - Labrador (17), Shih Tzu (15).

Leading clinical signs: Vomiting (42), Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in 'Neurological') (38), Emesis (30), Lack of efficacy - NOS (29). Outcome, 255 coded reports: Ongoing leads at 29.4%.

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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