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Pancreatitis: in adverse event reports for animal drugs

Clinical sign, a VeDDRA term

In plain words: inflamed pancreas.

Read this first. FDA says this about the data:

An API dataset query result cannot be used to estimate the risk associated with the product or compare one drug or device product with another. When looking at the results, be aware that there is no certainty that the reported drug or device caused the adverse event. This dataset should not be the sole source of information for clinical decision-making or other assumptions about the safety or effectiveness of a product. The adverse event may have been related to an underlying disease, other drugs used at the same time or other non-drug related sources.

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From December 1987 to December 2023, FDA received 3,389 adverse event reports for animal drugs that list this sign. That is 0.3% of the 1,378,761 reports that FDA received from January 1987 to June 2026. In the 12 months to June 2026, FDA received no reports that list this sign.

Of the 3,389 reports, 89.8% are about dogs. A report can list more than one sign and more than one drug. A report is not proof that a drug caused a sign.

By number of reports in all years, this sign is number 187 of 1,149 clinical signs with a page. Fewer than 20 reports listed this sign in the 12 months before June 2026, so this page gives no change. Reports about dogs are 89.8% of the reports that list this sign, and 72.6% of all reports.

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Drug pages with reports that list this sign

The table has every drug page with 20 or more reports that list this sign, in order of name. No count decides which drug is in the table. The table has 52 drug pages.

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Drug pages with 20 or more reports that list this sign, in order of name
Active ingredientsReports that list the sign
Afoxolaner140
Amoxicillin33
Bexagliflozin26
Buprenorphine66
Butorphanol Tartrate25
Carprofen392
Cefovecin sodium87
Cefpodoxime proxetil25
Cyclosporine111
Deracoxib116
Dexamethasone22
Diphenhydramine23
Enrofloxacin54
Famotidine72
Firocoxib70
Fluralaner236
Gabapentin48
Grapiprant80
Imidacloprid + Moxidectin61
Insulin206
Ivermectin35
Ivermectin + Pyrantel Pamoate166
Levothyroxine sodium21
Lotilaner24
Lufenuron + Milbemycin Oxime56
Maropitant231
Melarsomine Dihydrochloride33
Meloxicam87
Methylprednisolone Acetate22
Metoclopramide20
Metronidazole70
Milbemycin Oxime55
Milbemycin Oxime + Praziquantel53
Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad350
Mirtazapine22
Moxidectin118
Oclacitinib176
Pimobendan33
Polysulfated Glycosaminoglycan33
Prednisolone21
Prednisolone + Trimeprazine Tartrate23
Prednisone65
Propofol20
Pyrantel Pamoate + Sarolaner48
Sarolaner53
Selamectin67
Selegiline Hydrochloride24
Spinosad137
Sucralfate27
Toceranib Phosphate32
Tramadol39
Trilostane215

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. A report can name more than one drug.

An API dataset query result cannot be used to estimate the risk associated with the product or compare one drug or device product with another.

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

Ingredients, all combinations

The list has every active ingredient with 20 or more reports that list this sign, in order of name. It has 51 ingredients.

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Reports by species

  • Dog89.8%3,045
  • Cat10.1%341
  • Cockatielunder 0.1%1
  • Human exposureunder 0.1%1
  • Other Birdsunder 0.1%1

The share is of the 3,389 reports that list this sign. The sign is in 0.3% of all reports about the species dog. The sign is in 0.2% of all reports about the species cat.

Reports by month and by year

Reports for each month, Jul 2021 to Jun 2026. The month is the month in which FDA received the report.

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 that list Pancreatitis, by the year in which FDA received them
YearReports
2023190
2022155
2021163
2020214
2019204
2018238
2017260
2016264
2015243
2014199
2013178
2012164
2011136
2010113
2009108
2008105
200768
200656
200552
200461
200330
200230
200136
200047
199938
199820
19978
19962
19951
19941
19931
19921
19882
19871

What these reports record

Outcome at the time of the report

  • Reports with this sign
  • All reports
  • Recovered/Normal14.5%490, All reports: 20.7%
  • Recovered with Sequela[recovered, with a lasting effect]2.6%87, All reports: 2.3%
  • Ongoing23.9%811, All reports: 17.4%
  • Died14.3%483, All reports: 4.9%
  • Euthanized9.7%329, All reports: 1.5%
  • Outcome Unknown17.6%595, All reports: 22.7%

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 3,389 reports that list this sign.

Age of the animal

  • Reports with this sign
  • All reports
  • Under 1 year1.5%52, All reports: 9.5%
  • 1 to 3 years10.7%362, All reports: 23.9%
  • 4 to 7 years23.7%802, All reports: 20.2%
  • 8 to 11 years36.1%1,225, All reports: 15.4%
  • 12 years and over23.5%798, All reports: 10.7%
  • Age not given4.4%150, All reports: 20.3%

The outcome is for the full report, not for this sign only.

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Cite this page

Pet Drug Reports. Pancreatitis: adverse event reports for animal drugs. https://petdrugreports.com/reaction/pancreatitis/ Source: FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine, openFDA Animal and Veterinary adverse event reports, export of . Reports received through .

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 counts the different spellings of one VeDDRA term together.

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 this sign

What does this term mean in a report?

In plain words: inflamed pancreas. It is a term from VeDDRA, the list of terms that FDA and drug companies use to code a report. The person who coded the report selected the term.

How does the count of the latest 12 months compare with the 12 months before?

FDA received no reports in the 12 months to June 2026. It received no 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.

How many of these reports have a serious flag?

Of the 2,426 reports that say if the event was serious, 79.2% have the serious flag. The person who sends a report sets the flag.

Does a drug in the table cause this sign?

The reports do not show that. A report can name more than one drug. 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