Drug profile

The FDA adverse-event record for Unspecified Insulin

53 adverse-event reports submitted to the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine reference Unspecified Insulin. Species, reactions, and outcomes follow.

#1085 of 2,679
by report volume (all drugs)
53
adverse-event reports
17.0%
death-coded share
Dog
most-reported species

Corpus placement

According to the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA adverse-event extract, Unspecified Insulin ranks #1077 of 2679 by total reports (53) and #305 of 1130 by death-coded share (17.0%). 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)
#1077
This drug, reports of 2679
#305
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. Unspecified Insulin has 53 reports now versus 52 in that prior snapshot: 1 more (1.9%).

Report change
+1
Death-coded reports
+0
Death-coded share
−0.3 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: Unspecified Insulin's 17.0% death-coded share is among the highest in the openFDA drug corpus.

Important: Adverse event reports do not establish that a drug caused or contributed to the event. Consult your veterinarian before making treatment decisions.
53
Total Reports
9
Deaths Reported
17.0%
Death-coded share of reports

Active Ingredients

Unspecified Insulin

Administration Routes

UnknownSubcutaneousParenteral

Species Affected

Dog 41
Cat 11
Human 1

Most Affected Breeds

Domestic Shorthair 9
Chihuahua 4
Retriever - Labrador 3
Dog (unknown) 3
Shih Tzu 3
Maltese 2
Bichon Frise 2
Shepherd Dog - German 2
Terrier - Jack Russell 2
Crossbred Canine/dog 2

Most Reported Reactions

Hyperglycaemia 12
Vomiting 7
Decreased appetite 5
Diarrhoea 5
Lack of efficacy - NOS 5
Death 5
Hyperkalaemia 4
Weight loss 4
Other abnormal test result NOS 4
Emesis (multiple) 4
Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in 'Neurological') 4
Underdose 4

Outcome Breakdown

Outcome Unknown
22 (41.5%)
Recovered/Normal
11 (20.8%)
Ongoing
10 (18.9%)
Died
5 (9.4%)
Euthanized
4 (7.5%)
Recovered with Sequela
1 (1.9%)

Unspecified Insulin: 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.

Nationwide drugs with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Unspecified Insulin, 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 Unspecified Insulin (#1085 of 2,679 by report volume); death-coded 17.0%. PlainBreed drug row · death-coded share stamp 17.0% · 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 →