Drug profile

The FDA adverse-event record for Triamcinolone

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

#454 of 2,679
by report volume (all drugs)
271
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, Triamcinolone ranks #452 of 2679 by total reports (271) and #423 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)
#452
This drug, reports of 2679
#423
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. Triamcinolone has 271 reports now versus 264 in that prior snapshot: 7 more (2.7%).

Report change
+7
Death-coded reports
+2
Death-coded share
+0.4 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 Triamcinolone changes

Signature read: death-coded report count at 35 is the most distinctive stamp on Triamcinolone'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.
271
Total Reports
35
Deaths Reported
12.9%
Death-coded share of reports

Active Ingredients

Triamcinolone

Administration Routes

UnknownParenteralOralSubcutaneousIntra-ArticularTopicalAuricular (Otic)IntramuscularNasalOther

Species Affected

Dog 183
Cat 63
Horse 22
Human 2
Camel 1

Most Affected Breeds

Domestic Shorthair 35
Retriever - Labrador 18
Shih Tzu 15
Retriever - Golden 9
Terrier - Yorkshire 7
Quarter Horse 7
Chihuahua 6
Crossbred Canine/dog 6
Domestic Longhair 5
Bulldog 5

Most Reported Reactions

Vomiting 43
Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in 'Neurological') 38
Lack of efficacy - NOS 31
Emesis 30
Diarrhoea 26
Other abnormal test result NOS 25
Weight loss 23
Death 20
Anorexia 18
Ataxia 17
Behavioural disorder NOS 17
Death by euthanasia 15

Outcome Breakdown

Ongoing
81 (29.8%)
Recovered/Normal
77 (28.3%)
Outcome Unknown
76 (27.9%)
Died
19 (7.0%)
Euthanized
16 (5.9%)
Recovered with Sequela
3 (1.1%)

Triamcinolone: 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 Triamcinolone, 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 Triamcinolone (#454 of 2,679 by report volume); death-coded 12.9%. PlainBreed drug row · death-coded report count stamp 35 · 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 →