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Acepromazine Maleate (PromAce): adverse event reports that FDA received

Active ingredient

The name in brackets is a brand name with this active ingredient.

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From April 1987 to June 2026, FDA received 2,597 adverse event reports that name a drug with acepromazine maleate as its active ingredient. Of the 2,597 reports, 1,797 (69.2%) are about dogs. 601 reports are about cats (23.1%).

In January to March 2026, FDA received 37 reports that name this drug. The signs that appear in the largest number of the 2,597 reports are "Death", "Vomiting" and "Lethargy". A report is not proof that a drug caused a sign.

Reports that name this drug fell by 18.1% in the 12 months to June 2026, compared with the 12 months before. Reports for all animal drugs fell by 4.6% in the same periods. The newest months can get more reports in a later update. Reports about cats are 23.1% of the reports that name this drug, and 11% of all reports.

Since the last update of the FDA data

The latest update of the FDA data, recorded on , changed no count of this page.

January to March 2026 is the latest closed quarter in the data. In that quarter FDA received 37 reports that name acepromazine maleate: 23 dog, 13 cat, 1 horse, 0 other or not given.

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Signs that the reports list

A sign is a coded term from the report. The words in brackets are a plain gloss of the term. The percentage is the share of the 2,597 reports that list the sign. One report can list more than one sign.

The sign that is in the largest number of the reports comes first.

  1. Death12.1%314 reports
  2. Vomiting12.1%314 reports
  3. Lethargy[unusually tired or inactive]11.1%288 reports
  4. Anorexia[not eating]6.5%168 reports
  5. Death by euthanasia[the animal was euthanized]6.2%161 reports
  6. Lack of efficacy - NOS[the product did not have the expected effect]6%156 reports
  7. Diarrhoea[diarrhea]4.9%127 reports
  8. Behavioural disorder NOS[behaviour change, type not specified]4.7%123 reports
  9. Other abnormal test result NOS[abnormal laboratory result, type not specified]4.5%118 reports
  10. Ataxia[unsteady, uncoordinated movement]4.4%114 reports
  11. Cardiac arrest4.3%111 reports
  12. Seizure NOS[seizure, type not specified]4.2%110 reports
  13. Bradycardia[slow heart rate]4.1%107 reports
  14. Elevated alanine aminotransferase (ALT)[a liver enzyme above the normal range]4%103 reports
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  1. Vocalisation[crying out or unusual noise]3.8%99 reports
  2. Not eating3.5%92 reports
  3. Fever3.5%91 reports
  4. Tachycardia[fast heart rate]3.4%89 reports
  5. Emesis[vomiting]3.4%88 reports
  6. Weight loss3.2%84 reports
  7. Elevated blood urea nitrogen (BUN)[a kidney value above the normal range]3.2%83 reports
  8. Apnoea[breathing stopped]3.1%80 reports
  9. Hypothermia[low body temperature]3%77 reports
  10. Panting2.8%74 reports
  11. Pale mucous membrane[pale gums]2.8%72 reports
  12. Decreased appetite2.7%71 reports
  13. Elevated creatinine[a kidney value above the normal range]2.7%71 reports
  14. Sedation2.7%70 reports
  15. Injection site swelling[swelling where the injection was given]2.6%68 reports
  16. Recovery prolonged2.6%68 reports

The list shows 30 of 1,264 coded signs. A report is not proof that a drug caused a sign. Download all signs (CSV)

Reports by species

The share is of all 2,597 reports that name acepromazine maleate. The other reports give a different species or no species.

Reports for each month, Jul 2021 to Jun 2026

Dog518 reports. Largest count in one month: 31 (Dec 2024)
Cat203 reports. Largest count in one month: 13 (Aug 2022)
Horse22 reports

No chart: no month has 5 or more reports.

Other or not given38 reports

No chart: no month has 5 or more reports.

The month is the month in which FDA received the report. Each chart has its own scale. FDA says that a report can take 3 to 6 months to reach the public data. The newest months can get more reports in a later update.

Reports by year

  • Dog
  • Cat
  • Horse
  • Other or not given
Reports that name acepromazine maleate, by the year in which FDA received them and by species
YearDogCatHorseOther or not givenAll species
202640173161
20251113124148
20241284958190
20231035758173
20229241411148
2021982439134
2020881728115
20191013528146
20181021973131
20171474501193
20161183137159
2015973523137
20141061018125
20131393334179
2012952511122
20112632031
20101860125
20091690429
200818124337
20071572024
200611130428
20051160017
20046160224
20031160724
2002760316
20018101019
2000792321
1999553316
1998531211
1997732214
1996950317
19951232219
199471008
1993913215
1992521210
199132005
199031004
1989623011
198831105
198740116

2026 has the reports that FDA received through Jun 2026. Download the years (CSV)

What the reports record

Outcome at the time of the report

  • Recovered/Normal32.2%835
  • Recovered with Sequela[recovered, with a lasting effect]1%26
  • Ongoing19.2%499
  • Died13.4%348
  • Euthanized7.1%184
  • Outcome Unknown13.4%349

An outcome in a report is not proof that the drug caused it. The person who sends the report gives the outcome. Each share is of the 2,597 reports that name acepromazine maleate.

A report about more than one animal can have more than one outcome.

Kind of report

  • Safety issue85.3%2,216
  • Lack of expected effectiveness4.5%118
  • Both safety and lack of expected effectiveness5.8%151
  • Manufacturing or product defect4.3%111
  • Otherunder 0.1%1

2,036 reports say if the event was serious. 56.3% of them have the serious flag. The person who sends the report sets the flag.

Show age, weight, breed and route

Age of the animal

  • Under 1 year16.6%432
  • 1 to 3 years21.1%548
  • 4 to 7 years20.8%539
  • 8 to 11 years15.5%403
  • 12 years and over8.5%222
  • Age not given17.4%453

Weight of the animal

  • Under 5 kg (11 lb)20.4%531
  • 5 to 9.9 kg (11 to 22 lb)15.7%409
  • 10 to 24.9 kg (22 to 55 lb)18.8%487
  • 25 to 44.9 kg (55 to 99 lb)22.1%573
  • 45 kg and over (99 lb and over)5.1%133
  • Weight not given17.9%464

Breed, where the report gives one breed

A breed with many animals has many reports.

Route in the report

  • Oral15.1%392
  • Intramuscular14.7%382
  • Subcutaneous9.1%237
  • Intravenous6.7%175
  • Parenteral3.4%88
  • Other0.2%5

Each bar is on a scale of 0 to 100%.

Approved animal drugs with this active ingredient (FDA Green Book)

This section is reference data. It has no report count.

The openFDA records give the value "MSK" for the brand name and for the manufacturer name of each drug. FDA says that MSK means "masked". So the site cannot count a report for a brand.

Brand names

  • PromAce

What the Green Book records give

Applications with an approval in force
4
Approved species
Dogs, Cats, Equids
Dose forms
Liquid (Solution), Tablet
Routes
Intramuscular, Intravenous, Oral, Subcutaneous
Sale
RX (prescription)
Earliest approval date in the records

The species, dose forms and routes are the words of the Green Book records for all the applications together. One product can have fewer. The label of a product gives its approved use.

Applications in the Green Book of 2 Nov 2026, pioneer applications (NADA) first
Brand nameActive ingredientsSponsorApproved speciesApplication
PromAce InjectableAcepromazine MaleateBoehringer Ingelheim Animal Health USA, Inc.Dogs, Cats, HorsesNADA 015-030
PromAceAcepromazine MaleateBoehringer Ingelheim Animal Health USA, Inc.DogsNADA 117-532
Acepromazine Maleate InjectionAcepromazine MaleateElanco US Inc.Dogs, Cats, HorsesANADA 200-319
Acepromazine Maleate TabletsAcepromazine MaleateZyVet Animal Health, Inc.DogsANADA 200-757
PromAce Tabletsapproval withdrawnAcepromazine MaleateBoehringer Ingelheim Animal Health USA Inc.Dogs, CatsNADA 032-702
Acepromazine Maleate Injectionapproval withdrawnAcepromazine MaleateBoehringer Ingelheim Animal Health USA Inc.Not in the list of major speciesNADA 117-531
Acepromazine Maleate Tabletsapproval withdrawnAcepromazine MaleateBolar Pharmaceutical Co., Inc.Not in the list of major speciesNADA 135-299
Acepromazine Maleate Injectionapproval withdrawnAcepromazine MaleateBoehringer Ingelheim Animal Health USA Inc.Dogs, Cats, HorsesANADA 200-361

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Where the data come from

The counts come from the openFDA Animal and Veterinary adverse event files, export of 30 Oct 2026. The files have the reports that the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine received through 26 Jun 2026. The files mask brand and manufacturer names. The site counts a drug by the active ingredients that each record gives, and gives no count to a brand, an application or a company. Ingredient names and the lists of approved products follow the FDA Green Book of 2 Nov 2026. The site does not use the application number that a record has.

The site does not publish report text, lot numbers or details of a reporter. FDA's record is the authority. See how the site counts reports, the data sources and the corrections page.

Questions about these reports

Which brand are these reports about?

The openFDA records give the value "MSK" for the brand name and for the manufacturer name of each drug. FDA says that MSK means "masked". So the site cannot count a report for a brand. The Green Book section of this page lists the brand names with this active ingredient.

Do the reports show that the drug caused the signs?

No. FDA states this about the data.

When looking at the results, be aware that there is no certainty that the reported drug or device caused the adverse event.

The adverse event may have been related to an underlying disease, other drugs used at the same time or other non-drug related sources.

FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine. Source: Adverse Event Reports for Animal Drugs and Devices

How many reports did FDA receive in the latest 12 months?

FDA received 140 reports in the 12 months to June 2026. It received 171 reports in the 12 months before. FDA says that a report can take 3 to 6 months to reach the public data. The newest months can get more reports in a later update.

What kinds of report are in the count?

Of the 2,597 reports received from April 1987 to June 2026, 85.3% are about a safety issue only. 10.4% are about a lack of expected effectiveness, alone or with a safety issue. 4.3% are about a defect of the product or its package.