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The FDA adverse-event record for Unspecified Dexamethasone

Name: Unspecified Dexamethasone - FDA Animal Adverse Event Reports
Creator: PlainBreed
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12 FDA reports name Unspecified Dexamethasone, a lower-volume drug in the CVM extract. Species, reactions, and outcomes follow.

#2402 of 2,679
by report volume (all drugs): 12
adverse-event reports: 25.0%
death-coded share: Dog
most-reported species

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Corpus placement

According to the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA adverse-event extract, Unspecified Dexamethasone ranks #2299 of 2679 by total reports (12). Death-coded-share rank requires at least 50 reports. 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): #2299
This drug, reports of 2679

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.

Signature read: 12 reports place Unspecified Dexamethasone in the lower third of FDA AER volume (#2402 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.

Total Reports

Deaths Reported

25.0%

Death-coded share of reports

Active Ingredients

Unspecified Dexamethasone

Administration Routes

UnknownIntravenous

Species Affected

Dog 9

Cat 3

Most Affected Breeds

Siberian Husky 4

Domestic Shorthair 3

Schnauzer - Miniature 1

Collie - Border 1

Pug 1

Shepherd Dog - German 1

Crossbred Canine/dog 1

Most Reported Reactions

Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in Neurological) 6

Anaphylaxis 5

Breathing difficulty 4

Vomiting 4

Abnormal radiograph finding 4

Lack of efficacy - NOS 3

Pale mucous membrane 3

Not drinking 3

Hyperglycaemia 3

Diarrhoea 3

Emesis (multiple) 2

Hypersalivation 2

Outcome Breakdown

Ongoing

6 (50.0%)

Outcome Unknown

2 (16.7%)

Died

2 (16.7%)

Recovered/Normal

1 (8.3%)

Euthanized

1 (8.3%)

Unspecified Dexamethasone: high death-coded share 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.

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Source: FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA Animal & Veterinary Adverse Events (CVM AER) · 2025

openFDA Animal & Veterinary Adverse Events (FDA CVM) for Unspecified Dexamethasone (#2402 of 2,679 by report volume); death-coded 25.0%. PlainBreed drug row · report volume stamp 12 · vintage 2025.

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