Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for injection site joint reaction

35 FDA reports name injection site joint reaction, a lower-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 1543). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#1921 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
35
reports citing this reaction
2.9%
death-coded share
Horse
most-affected species

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. Injection site joint reaction has 35 reports now versus 34 in that prior snapshot: 1 more (2.9%).

Report change
+1
Death-coded reports
+0
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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FDA AER · VeDDRA plate

Code 1543 VOL-TRACE

VOL-TRACE · DEATH-LOW · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · SPECIES-HORSE · DRUG-LEAD · DESK-WIDE · BOOK-FULL

  • VOL-TRACE 35 reports
  • DEATH-LOW 2.9%
  • LOWER-Q #1921/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH CARBON DIOXIDE LOW, B…
  • SPECIES-HORSE Horse · 27
  • DRUG-LEAD Hyaluronate Sodium · 16
  • DESK-WIDE 17 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: CARBON DIOXIDE LOW, BLOOD (±0 reports)

Instrument codes from this reaction’s FDA CVM adverse-event extract: volume band, death-coded share, corpus rank, photo-finish peer, lead species, lead drug, breed desk, and book completeness. Not a clinical diagnosis.

Lower-volume neighbourhood around Injection site joint reaction

Lower-third volume poles plus nearest peers, not a full reaction corpus board reprint.

Vomiting · highest174348CARBON DIOXIDE LOW, B… · near35Cerebral oedema · near35Comedo/blackhead · near35Gastric torsion · near35Injection site joint… · this…35Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Injection site joint reaction

Injection site joint reaction: low death-coded share in the FDA AER plate

Signature read: 1 death-coded reports is a thin tail count for Injection site joint reaction in the CVM extract. Report volume is lower-third scale: 35 named reports in the openFDA extract. Death-coded share is lower-third: 1 of 35 reports (2.9% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: CARBON DIOXIDE LOW, BLOOD (±0 reports). Lead species Horse (27). Lead co-reported drug Hyaluronate Sodium (16).

Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, Lead co-reported drug Hyaluronate Sodium appears in filings alongside this reaction; that is association, not causation. Browse the full reactions index or the about page for how PlainBreed frames FDA CVM extracts.

Species Most Affected

Horse 27
Dog 7
Human 1

Breeds Most Affected

Quarter Horse 6
Horse (unknown) 6
Warmblood (unspecified) 4
Thoroughbred 3
Unknown 2
Oldenburg 2
Bulldog - French 2
Terrier - Bull 1
Crossbred Equine/horse 1
Dog (unknown) 1

Associated Drugs

Hyaluronate Sodium 16
Triamcinolone Acetonide 12
Betavet 4
Tigilanol Tiglate 3
Carprofen 2
Gentamicin 2
Hyaluronic Acid 2
Moxidectin 2
Sometribove Zinc Suspension 1
Analgesic 1
Human Betamethasone 1
Chondroitin, Glucosamine 1
Melarsomine Dihydrochloride 1
Kenalog 1
Methylprednisolone Acetate 1
Dexmedetomidine 1
Firocoxib 1
Butorphanol 1
Detomidine 1
Xylazine 1

What to do with this reaction

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 Injection site joint reaction (#1921 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 2.9%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded report count stamp 1 · vintage 2025.

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