Hypotension after Capromorelin (Entyce) in cats

The FDA has received 77 reports of hypotension in cats after Capromorelin. That is 9.4% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 0.3% across reports for all cat medicines, so it is reported unusually often with this medicine.

77Reports

77%Marked serious

48%Recovered

17%Died or euthanised

Same dayTypical onset

How soon it started

Same day

45 61%

1–2 days

18 24%

3–7 days

2 2.7%

1–4 weeks

5 6.8%

Over a month

4 5.4%

How the animals did

Recovered

37 48%

Still unwell when reported

14 18%

Died

4 5.2%

Euthanised

9 12%

Not known

13 17%

Problems reported at the same time

57 74%

24 31%

14 18%

13 17%

10 13%

9 12%

8 10%

8 10%

Age of the animals

Under 1 year

1–3 years

4–7 years

8–11 years

12+ years

About this medicine

Capromorelin stimulates appetite.

Products with this ingredient include Entyce, Elura. The FDA hides brand names in its public data, so these reports cover every product with the same active ingredients.

Questions owners ask

Can Capromorelin cause hypotension in cats?: 77 reports link the two, but a report alone does not prove the medicine was the cause: other illnesses, other medicines or coincidence can be involved. Your vet can judge it for your animal.
How soon after a dose was it reported?: In half of the reports with dates, it started within the same day of the first dose.
What should I do?: Don't give another dose until you've spoken to your vet, and keep the packaging so you can tell them the product and dose. Your vet can also report it to the FDA (or you can, through the manufacturer or FDA form 1932a).

Hypotension with similar medicines

Hypotension after Maropitant (Cerenia) 84 reports · 2.2% of its reports
Hypotension after Mirtazapine (Mirataz) 25 reports · 1.3% of its reports

All reported side effects of Capromorelin in cats · Medicines most reported with hypotension