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Pyrantel Tartrate: adverse event reports

All products with this active ingredient · 31 FDA-approved applications in the Green Book

1,023reports naming this ingredient, 1988–20250.1% of all reports · about 27 a year
1reports, 12 months to March 20260 in the 12 months before
26.1%classed serious, as reportedof 69 reports stating it
5.8%record death or euthanasia, as reported59 reports
72.2%of reports concern horses4% of all horse reports

FDA has received 1,023 adverse event reports in which a drug is recorded with pyrantel tartrate as its active ingredient, from March 1988 to August 2025. The Green Book lists 31 FDA-approved applications with this single active ingredient.

openFDA masks the brand and manufacturer in every report, so these figures describe the ingredient across all products and cannot be attributed to a brand.

In the 12 months to March 2026, 1 report named it, with none in the 12 months before. FDA posts reports quarterly with a delay of three to six months, so the newest months are incomplete and usually grow in later releases. Over its whole reporting history that is about 27 reports a year and 0.1% of all 1,357,245 reports (4% of all horse reports). How many animals received it is not published, so a count says nothing about how often a problem occurs per dose.

The signs named most often are accidental exposure (20.2%), no sign (14.7%) and ineffective, strongyles (12.7%). A report can list several signs, so shares add to more than 100%; 265 different terms appear across these reports.

72.2% of reports concern horses. Not every report describes illness: 19.6% as product or packaging defects. Of reports that state seriousness, 26.1% were classed as serious, and 5.8% of all reports record a death or euthanasia as an outcome, as reported. FDA has not necessarily determined whether any drug played a part.

Monthly reports by species, five years

Dog0 · peak 1
2022202320242025
Cat0 · peak 1
2022202320242025
Horse2 · peak 1
Sep 2022: 1Aug 2025: 12022202320242025
Other0 · peak 1
2022202320242025

Reports by the month FDA received them. Each panel has its own scale; the peak month is printed at the top right. The newest months are incomplete because FDA posts reports with a delay of three to six months.

Reports by year received

0641281988: 219881991: 11992: 31995: 119951996: 191997: 221998: 6719981999: 562000: 1232001: 7820012002: 252003: 302004: 4620042005: 322006: 562007: 8320072008: 702009: 1282010: 5420102011: 282012: 172013: 1820132014: 272015: 202016: 520162017: 72018: 12020: 220202022: 12025: 1

2025 covers reports received through March 2026 only.

Signs listed in reports

share of pyrantel tartrate reports listing the termall horse reports

  1. Accidental exposure[exposure that was not intended]20.2%207
  2. No sign[no clinical sign was reported]14.7%150
  3. Ineffective, strongyles[legacy FDA term: the product did not have the expected effect (strongyles)]12.7%130
  4. Containers, Abnormal[a product quality report, not a sign in an animal]9.8%100
  5. Seal, Abnormal[a product quality report, not a sign in an animal]8.7%89
  6. Ineffective, worms NOS[legacy FDA term: the product did not have the expected effect (worms nos)]6.9%71
  7. Ineffective, parasite(s) NOS[legacy FDA term: the product did not have the expected effect (parasite(s) nos)]6.2%63
  8. Depression[dull, quiet or withdrawn]4.2%43
  9. Diarrhoea[diarrhea]3.9%40
  10. Death3.7%38
  11. Anorexia[not eating]3.1%32
  12. Ineffective, ascarids NOS[legacy FDA term: the product did not have the expected effect (ascarids nos)]2.8%29
  13. Containers, Damaged[a product quality report, not a sign in an animal]2.2%22
  14. Death by euthanasia[the animal was euthanized]2.1%21
  15. Vomiting2.1%21
  16. Digestive tract disorder NOS[digestive problem, type not specified]2%20
  17. Lack of efficacy (endoparasite) - Cyathostominae[the product did not have the expected effect: Cyathostominae]1.9%19
  18. Unpalatable[legacy FDA term: the animal would not take it]1.8%18
  19. Urticaria[hives]1.7%17
  20. Lack of efficacy - NOS[the product did not have the expected effect]1.6%16
  21. Anaemia NOS[low red blood cell count]1.5%15
  22. Product Defect, General[a product quality report, not a sign in an animal]1.5%15
  23. Vials, Leaking[a product quality report, not a sign in an animal]1.5%15
  24. Behavioural disorder NOS[behaviour change, type not specified]1.4%14
  25. Hair modification NOS[NOS: not otherwise specified]1.4%14
  26. Colic1.3%13

Top 30 of 265 coded terms (VeDDRA, the veterinary reporting dictionary; plain-language gloss in brackets). One report can list several terms. The ticks show how often the same term appears in a wider pool of reports; they describe the reports, and FDA cautions that such figures cannot be used to estimate risk or to compare one product with another. openFDA masks brand and manufacturer names in adverse event records, so the reports counted here cannot be attributed to a particular brand.

Outcomes and report types

Outcome recorded in the report

Recovered/Normal1.8%18
Recovered with Sequela0%0
Ongoing1.2%12
Died5.5%56
Euthanized0.3%3
Outcome Unknown2.9%30

What kind of report it was

Safety issue77.4%792
Lack of expected effectiveness2.9%30
Both safety and lack of expected effectiveness0%0
Manufacturing or product defect19.6%201
Other0%0

Coloured bar: reports naming pyrantel tartrate. Grey bar: all 1,357,245 reports in the database. Outcomes are the status at the time of the last report, as stated by the reporter; a report covering several animals can carry more than one outcome. FDA has not necessarily determined whether any drug played a part in any outcome.

Species and breeds in the reports

Species

Horse72.2%739
Dog4.8%49
Human exposure0.8%8
Pig0.8%8
Goat0.6%6
Donkey0.4%4

Single-breed animals

Breed shares follow how common each breed is. Crossbred animals and reports with no breed stay in the species figure only.

Age, weight and route

Age of the animal

Under 1 year4.3%44
1 to 3 years9.1%93
4 to 7 years11.3%116
8 to 11 years10.2%104
12 years and over18.8%192
Age not given46.3%474

Weight of the animal

Under 5 kg (11 lb)0.2%2
5 to 9.9 kg (11–22 lb)1.2%12
10 to 24.9 kg (22–55 lb)1.7%17
25 to 44.9 kg (55–99 lb)1.7%17
45 kg and over (99 lb+)50%511
Weight not given45.4%464

Route of administration stated in reports: oral (807), topical (2).

In context

MeasurePyrantel TartrateAll horse reportsAll reports
Reports1,02318,3821,357,245
Share of that pool's reports naming this drug—4%0.1%
Classed serious, of reports stating it26.1%44.1%38.6%
Death or euthanasia recorded, per 1,000 reports57.713663.8
Filed as lack of expected effectiveness (wholly or partly)2.9%—23%
Top term, share of reportsAccidental exposure 20.2%2.7%—

This set accounts for 100% of all reports naming pyrantel tartrate, so no separate ingredient column is shown. Shares are of reports, not of animals treated. The number of doses sold is not public, so none of these figures is a rate of occurrence, and differences between columns reflect which animals receive a drug and who reports as much as anything else.

FDA-approved products containing pyrantel tartrate (Green Book)

Reference information, not report statistics. openFDA masks brand and manufacturer names in adverse event records, so the reports counted here cannot be attributed to a particular brand. The list below is the FDA Green Book as of 1 Oct 2026; nothing on this page says which of these products, if any, a report concerned.

Trade nameActive ingredientsSponsorApproved forApplication
Banminth; StrongidPyrantel TartrateZoetis Inc.HorsesNADA 042-888
Banminth 48Pyrantel TartratePhibro Animal Health Corp.SwineNADA 043-290
Purina Horse & Colt WormerPyrantel TartrateBimeda Animal Health Ltd.HorsesNADA 092-150
Strongid 48Pyrantel TartrateZoetis Inc.HorsesNADA 140-819
PyrantelCarePyrantel TartrateFarnam Companies, Inc.HorsesANADA 200-168
ContinuexPyrantel TartrateFarnam Companies, Inc.HorsesANADA 200-282
Purina Ban Worm For Pigsapproval voluntarily withdrawnPyrantel TartrateVirbac AH, Inc.SwineNADA 097-258
Worm-Ban 10; Worm-Ban 5approval voluntarily withdrawnPyrantel TartrateProvimi North America, Inc.SwineNADA 118-814
Q.T. Ban-Techapproval voluntarily withdrawnPyrantel TartrateQuali-Tech Products, Inc.SwineNADA 118-815
Pyrantel Tartrate Ton Packapproval voluntarily withdrawnPyrantel TartrateHenwood Feed Additives—NADA 118-874
Barr Worm 10; Barr Worm 5approval voluntarily withdrawnPyrantel TartrateDale Alley Co.—NADA 118-875
Ban-A-Worm Py. Tartrate; Ban-A-Worm Pyrantel Tartrate Ton Packapproval voluntarily withdrawnPyrantel TartrateADM Animal NutritionSwineNADA 118-877
Cadco-BN-10 Banminth Premix; Cadco-BN-5 Banminth Premixapproval voluntarily withdrawnPyrantel TartrateTriple "F", Inc.SwineNADA 119-062
Pyrantel Tartrate Ton Packapproval voluntarily withdrawnPyrantel TartrateBioproducts, Inc.SwineNADA 119-063
INI Swine Ban-Wormer B-9 19.2 BA.; INI Swine Ban-Wormer B-9.6 BA.approval voluntarily withdrawnPyrantel TartrateInternational Nutrition, Inc.SwineNADA 121-337
Super Swine Wormer B-9 19.2 Banm.; Super Swine Wormer B-9.6 Banm.approval voluntarily withdrawnPyrantel TartrateTruow Nutrition, Inc.SwineNADA 123-000
Ban-A-Worm IIapproval voluntarily withdrawnPyrantel TartrateWayne Feed Division, Continental Grain Co.SwineNADA 132-136
Ban-D-Wormer II Banminthapproval voluntarily withdrawnPyrantel TartrateADM Alliance Nutrition, Inc.SwineNADA 133-490
Ban-Mix; Worm-Trolapproval voluntarily withdrawnPyrantel TartrateHubbard Milling Co.—NADA 133-509
Wormer Pac Banminth Premixapproval voluntarily withdrawnPyrantel TartrateGood-Life, Div.Central Soya Co., Inc.—NADA 134-286
Swine Guard-BN Banminth Premixapproval voluntarily withdrawnPyrantel TartrateTruow Nutrition, Inc.SwineNADA 135-243
CHECK-R-TON BMapproval voluntarily withdrawnPyrantel TartrateVirbac AH, Inc.SwineNADA 135-941
Custom Ban Wormer 9.6approval voluntarily withdrawnPyrantel TartrateSouth St. Paul Feeds, Inc.SwineNADA 136-369
Swine Wormer-BN Banminthapproval voluntarily withdrawnPyrantel TartrateNutra-Blend Corp.SwineNADA 136-384
Swine Guard-BNapproval voluntarily withdrawnPyrantel TartrateI.M.S., Inc.SwineNADA 136-601
Swine Premix With Banminthapproval voluntarily withdrawnPyrantel TartrateMountaire Feeds, Inc.—NADA 137-138
Swine Guard-BNapproval voluntarily withdrawnPyrantel TartrateCustom Feed Services Corp.SwineNADA 137-484
BN Wormer-19.2 Banminth Premixapproval voluntarily withdrawnPyrantel TartrateFarmland Industries, Inc.SwineNADA 138-656
Country Mile Swine Guard-BN Premixapproval voluntarily withdrawnPyrantel TartrateOhio Farmers Grain and Supply Association—NADA 138-940
Swine Guard-BN Premixapproval voluntarily withdrawnPyrantel TartrateGrowmark, Inc.—NADA 139-239
Banminth Intermediate Premix; Swine Wormer-Bapproval voluntarily withdrawnPyrantel TartrateFurst-McNess Co.SwineNADA 140-825

Species are the major species the Green Book search lists for the application ("—" where it lists another species or none). Approval dates are not part of the Green Book listing files and are not shown. Pioneer applications (NADA) come first, then generics (ANADA).

Questions about pyrantel tartrate reports

How many adverse event reports has FDA received for pyrantel tartrate?

1,023 reports record a drug with pyrantel tartrate as its active ingredient in the openFDA release of 28 Sep 2026, covering reports received through March 2026. 1 of them arrived in the latest 12 months.

Which brand do these reports concern?

That cannot be known from the public data. openFDA masks brand and manufacturer names in adverse event records, so the reports counted here cannot be attributed to a particular brand. The Green Book lists 31 approved applications with this ingredient alone; the reference list on this page names them without any counts.

What signs are reported most often?

accidental exposure (20.2%), no sign (14.7%), ineffective, strongyles (12.7%), abdominal pain (10.4%) and containers, Abnormal (9.8%). These are the coded terms listed in reports; several can appear in one report, and a term's presence is not a finding that the drug was responsible.

Which species and breeds appear in these reports?

horse (72.2%), dog (4.8%) and human exposure (0.8%). Among single-breed animals the most frequent labels are Quarter Horse, Thoroughbred, Arab and Paint; popular breeds appear often in any drug's reports because there are more of them.

Are reports rising?

1 reports in the 12 months to March 2026, with none in the 12 months before. FDA posts reports quarterly with a delay of three to six months, so the newest months are incomplete and usually grow in later releases. Counts also move with sales, publicity and time on the market.

Do these reports show that pyrantel tartrate harms pets?

Report counts cannot show that. FDA states that "there is no certainty that the reported drug or device caused the adverse event" and that the event "may have been related to an underlying disease, other drugs used at the same time or other non-drug related sources." FDA also notes that commonly used products may have more reports simply because more animals receive them.

Are these the side effects of pyrantel tartrate?

They are signs listed in reports, not an established list of side effects. The adverse reactions observed in studies are printed on each product's FDA-approved label, which a veterinarian can go through with you. This page is a record of what was reported to FDA.

How do I report a problem with an animal drug?

FDA asks owners and veterinarians to call the drug company first (the number is on the label); companies must pass reports to FDA. Reports can also go directly to FDA on Form FDA 1932a. See the guide on how to report.

Where this comes from. Counts are built from the openFDA Animal & Veterinary adverse event bulk files released 28 Sep 2026, which hold reports FDA's Center for Veterinary Medicine received through 31 Mar 2026. openFDA masks brand and manufacturer names in these files, so drugs are counted by the active ingredients each record discloses and no figure is attributed to a brand, application or company. Ingredient names, and the separate reference lists of approved products, follow the FDA Green Book as of 1 Oct 2026. Drug entries are grouped by the active ingredients their unmasked ingredient field discloses; the application number that records also carry is not used. No report text, lot numbers or reporter details are published. See the methodology and sources; FDA's record is authoritative, and corrections are handled within five working days.