Pet Recall Facts

Ingredients / Prednisolone

Prednisolone: FDA adverse event reports for pets

Reports received through June 26, 2026. Data and limitations.

5,459Total reports
3,772Dog reports
1,219Cat reports

FDA-approved products with this ingredient (Green Book)

All approved products with this ingredient, for any species.

Brand names come only from the Green Book. Brand names in FDA's public report data are masked, so counts cannot be attributed to any brand. Ingredient names in the reports are written many ways; we group them under one ingredient name and count each report once per ingredient (method).

Reports by year received

19872
19902
19912
19923
19932
19943
19953
19965
19975
199812
199914
200011
200113
200211
200325
200425
200553
200673
200799
200879
200985
201069
2011105
2012277
2013302
2014320
2015425
2016421
2017344
2018321
2019222
2020281
2021180
2022211
2023336
2024456
2025452
2026210

Species named in reports

Dog3,772
Cat1,219
Not given426
Human23
Horse10
Ferret5
Other2
Cattle2

Signs reported after Prednisolone

Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in Neurological)670
Vomiting665
Lack of efficacy - NOS610
Diarrhoea345
Anorexia337
Other abnormal test result NOS298
Emesis289
Death by euthanasia282
Weight loss266
Death236
Elevated alanine aminotransferase (ALT)221
Elevated serum alkaline phosphatase (SAP)213
Behavioural disorder NOS213
Loss of hearing213
Anaemia NOS207
Polydipsia201
Decreased appetite198
Not eating194
Ataxia186
Deafness175
Polyuria172
Fever165
Seizure NOS164
Vials, Abnormal160
Leucocytosis NOS145

Breeds named in reports

Domestic Shorthair769
Dog (unknown)416
Retriever - Labrador367
Chihuahua211
Crossbred Canine/dog206
Terrier - Yorkshire197
Shih Tzu194
Poodle (unspecified)143
Retriever - Golden141
Shepherd Dog - German128
Domestic Longhair110
Maltese103
Terrier (unspecified)98
Terrier - Bull - American Pit94
Pug92

Reported outcomes

Ongoing2,001
Outcome Unknown1,058
Recovered/Normal961
Died279
Euthanized258
Recovered with Sequela119

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