Unspecified Fluoxetine

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10 adverse event reports submitted to the FDA

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10
Total Reports
3
Deaths Reported
3000.0%
Death Rate

Active Ingredients

Unspecified Fluoxetine

Administration Routes

OralUnknown

Species Affected

Dog 7
Cat 3

Most Affected Breeds

Terrier - Bull - American Pit 2
Domestic Shorthair 2
Retriever - Golden 1
Bulldog - American 1
Bulldog - French 1
Terrier - Jack Russell 1
Retriever - Labrador 1
Cat (unknown) 1

Most Reported Reactions

Elevated creatine-kinase (CK) 3
Inflammatory bowel disorder 3
Abnormal radiograph finding 3
Dullness 3
Neurological signs NOS 3
Head pressing 3
Ataxia 3
Death by euthanasia 3
Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in Neurological) 3
Urinary incontinence 2
Faecal incontinence 2
Abnormal posture NOS 2

Outcome Breakdown

Ongoing
3 (30.0%)
Euthanized
3 (30.0%)
Outcome Unknown
2 (20.0%)
Recovered/Normal
2 (20.0%)

Data Summary

Metric Value
Total adverse event reports 10
Reports involving death 3
Case-fatality rate (reported events) 3000.0%
Distinct species in reports 2
Distinct breeds in reports 8
Distinct reactions reported 20
Active ingredients on file 1

Source: FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine — Adverse Event Reporting (CVM AER). Counts reflect voluntary reports only.

Unspecified Fluoxetine Adverse Event Insights

The FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine database currently holds 10 adverse event reports referencing Unspecified Fluoxetine, including 3 reports in which the animal died — a 3000.0% case-fatality figure among reported events only, not a population-level mortality rate. Active ingredient on file: Unspecified Fluoxetine. Reported administration routes include Oral, Unknown. These numbers reflect voluntary submissions from pet owners, veterinarians, and manufacturers and therefore under-represent mild events and over-represent severe ones — a pattern the FDA has documented repeatedly for pharmacovigilance datasets.

The species most frequently named in Unspecified Fluoxetine reports are Dog (7 reports), Cat (3 reports), with Dog accounting for the largest share. Within those species, Terrier - Bull - American Pit (2), Domestic Shorthair (2), Retriever - Golden (1) appear most often — though breed popularity and ownership density shape these counts as much as any drug-specific sensitivity. This distribution matters because the same active ingredient can behave very differently across body sizes, ages, and species physiology.

The most commonly reported clinical signs associated with Unspecified Fluoxetine are Elevated creatine-kinase (CK) (3), Inflammatory bowel disorder (3), Abnormal radiograph finding (3), Dullness (3). Of the 10 reports with a coded outcome, Ongoing is the leading category at 30.0%. Because FDA adverse event data describes correlation rather than causation, these figures are best used to frame informed questions with a veterinarian and to compare reporting patterns across related products — not as a standalone safety verdict on Unspecified Fluoxetine.

Source: FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine — Adverse Event Reports FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine — Adverse Event Reports Data reflects voluntary submissions and may not represent actual incidence rates

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Data sourced from official AKC, AVMA, ACVO, and breed-club veterinary references. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBreed Editorial