Drug profile

The FDA adverse-event record for Triamcinolone Acetonide

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

#228 of 2,679
by report volume (all drugs)
721
adverse-event reports
7.1%
death-coded share
Dog
most-reported species

Corpus placement

According to the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA adverse-event extract, Triamcinolone Acetonide ranks #227 of 2679 by total reports (721) and #693 of 1130 by death-coded share (7.1%). 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)
#227
This drug, reports of 2679
#693
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 Acetonide has 721 reports now versus 715 in that prior snapshot: 6 more (0.8%).

Report change
+6
Death-coded reports
+1
Death-coded share
+0.1 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.

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Signature read: 721 reports place Triamcinolone Acetonide in the upper third of FDA AER volume (#228 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.
721
Total Reports
51
Deaths Reported
7.1%
Death-coded share of reports

Active Ingredients

Triamcinolone Acetonide

Administration Routes

UnknownSubcutaneousIntra-ArticularTopicalIntramuscularOralParenteralIntralesionalIntrasynovialAuricular (Otic)

Species Affected

Dog 339
Unknown 230
Horse 90
Cat 55
Human 5
Other Canids 1
Other 1

Most Affected Breeds

Unknown 237
Domestic Shorthair 33
Quarter Horse 27
Retriever - Labrador 26
Terrier - Yorkshire 16
Chihuahua 15
Dachshund (unspecified) 15
Horse (unknown) 14
Retriever - Golden 14
Crossbred Canine/dog 13

Most Reported Reactions

Suspension, Abnormal 121
Vomiting 82
Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in 'Neurological') 68
Other abnormal test result NOS 44
Lameness 42
Emesis 41
Precipitate, Sediment 40
Anaphylaxis 31
Behavioural disorder NOS 29
Product problem 29
Death 27
Ataxia 26

Outcome Breakdown

Recovered/Normal
174 (40.7%)
Outcome Unknown
105 (24.5%)
Ongoing
77 (18.0%)
Died
31 (7.2%)
Recovered with Sequela
21 (4.9%)
Euthanized
20 (4.7%)

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

Similar report volume

Nearest other drugs by FDA report count (721 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other drugs by death-coded share (7.1% here), distinct from the volume row.

What to do with this drug

  • Compare Triamcinolone Acetonide's report volume and death-coded share against similar drugs nationwide. See similar drugs
  • Read how death-coded share differs from a mortality rate before drawing conclusions. Understanding adverse events
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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 Acetonide (#228 of 2,679 by report volume); death-coded 7.1%. PlainBreed drug row · report volume stamp 721 · 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 →