Drug profile

The FDA adverse-event record for Unspecified Steroid Injection

18 FDA reports name Unspecified Steroid Injection, a lower-volume drug in the CVM extract. Species, reactions, and outcomes follow.

#1935 of 2,679
by report volume (all drugs)
18
adverse-event reports
11.1%
death-coded share
Cat
most-reported species

Corpus placement

According to the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA adverse-event extract, Unspecified Steroid Injection ranks #1884 of 2679 by total reports (18). 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)
#1884
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.

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 Steroid Injection has 18 reports now versus 18 in that prior snapshot: 0 the same number of (0.0%).

Report change
+0
Death-coded reports
+0
Death-coded share
+0.0 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 Unspecified Steroid Injection changes

Signature read: 18 reports place Unspecified Steroid Injection in the lower third of FDA AER volume (#1935 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.
18
Total Reports
2
Deaths Reported
11.1%
Death-coded share of reports

Active Ingredients

Unspecified Steroid Injection

Administration Routes

UnknownSubcutaneous

Species Affected

Cat 11
Dog 7

Most Affected Breeds

Domestic Shorthair 8
Retriever - Labrador 2
Domestic Longhair 2
Collie (unspecified) 1
Boxer (German Boxer) 1
Domestic Mediumhair 1
Spitz - German Pomeranian 1
Pinscher - Miniature 1
Appenzeller Sennenhunde 1

Most Reported Reactions

Vomiting 4
Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in 'Neurological') 4
Behavioural disorder NOS 3
Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in Neurological) 3
Excessive licking and/or grooming 2
Pruritus 2
Skin lesion NOS 2
Lack of efficacy (ectoparasite) - flea 2
Self trauma 2
Vocalisation 2
Hypersalivation 2
Decreased appetite 2

Outcome Breakdown

Outcome Unknown
9 (50.0%)
Ongoing
5 (27.8%)
Recovered/Normal
2 (11.1%)
Died
1 (5.6%)
Euthanized
1 (5.6%)

Unspecified Steroid Injection: lower 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.

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 Steroid Injection (#1935 of 2,679 by report volume); death-coded 11.1%. PlainBreed drug row · report volume stamp 18 · 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 →