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November 2006: adverse event reports received

1,829 reports in the openFDA release of 28 Sep 2026

1,829reports received
1,488same month a year earlier+23%
1,835monthly average, preceding 12 months
69%concern dogscats 11.6%

FDA's database holds 1,829 adverse event reports received in November 2006, against 1,488 in the same month a year earlier and a monthly average of 1,835 over the preceding 12 months.

69% of the month's reports concern dogs, 11.6% cats and 2.5% horses; the rest concern other species, exposed people, or give no species.

By active ingredient, the drugs named most often were ivermectin + pyrantel pamoate (316), selamectin (210) and milbemycin oxime (189), and the terms listed most often were ineffective, heartworm larvae (294), vomiting (211) and anorexia (182). Report volume has a seasonal shape, with more reports in the warmer months when parasite products are in heavier use.

The months around it

01,3342,667May 2005: 1,897Jun 2005: 1,928Jul 2005: 1,671Aug 2005: 1,865Sep 2005: 1,621Oct 2005: 1,566Nov 2005: 1,488Dec 2005: 1,303Jan 2006: 1,5812006Feb 2006: 1,535Mar 2006: 1,823Apr 2006: 1,624May 2006: 1,801Jun 2006: 2,330Jul 2006: 2,152Aug 2006: 2,336Sep 2006: 1,953Oct 2006: 2,092Nov 2006: 1,829Dec 2006: 1,675Jan 2007: 1,9022007Feb 2007: 1,796Mar 2007: 2,303Apr 2007: 2,327May 2007: 2,667

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Drugs named most often, by active ingredient

Active ingredients recorded for the drugReportsShare of the month's reports
Ivermectin + Pyrantel Pamoate31617.3%
Selamectin21011.5%
Milbemycin Oxime18910.3%
Carprofen1558.5%
Firocoxib854.6%
Meloxicam643.5%
Melarsomine Dihydrochloride583.2%
Cyclosporine522.8%
Lufenuron + Milbemycin Oxime522.8%
Deracoxib351.9%
Amoxicillin331.8%
Ivermectin321.7%
Tiletamine Hydrochloride + Zolazepam Hydrochloride301.6%
Nitenpyram261.4%
Tulathromycin231.3%

Ordered by report count, which follows how widely each drug was in use. FDA states that these data cannot be used to estimate risk or to compare one product with another. Brand and manufacturer names are masked by FDA in these records.

Signs listed most often

  1. Ineffective, heartworm larvae[legacy FDA term: the product did not have the expected effect (heartworm larvae)]16.1%294
  2. Vomiting11.5%211
  3. Anorexia[not eating]10%182
  4. Depression[dull, quiet or withdrawn]8.5%156
  5. Diarrhoea[diarrhea]6.9%127
  6. Lack of efficacy (endoparasite) - hookworm[the product did not have the expected effect: hookworms]6.5%119
  7. Death6.1%112
  8. Elevated blood urea nitrogen (BUN)[a kidney value above the normal range]5.3%97
  9. Elevated serum alkaline phosphatase (SAP)[a liver and bone enzyme above the normal range]5%92
  10. Accidental exposure[exposure that was not intended]5%91
  11. Elevated alanine aminotransferase (ALT)[a liver enzyme above the normal range]5%91
  12. Ineffective, ascarids NOS[legacy FDA term: the product did not have the expected effect (ascarids nos)]4.7%86
  13. Elevated creatinine[a kidney value above the normal range]3.8%69
  14. Death by euthanasia[the animal was euthanized]3.4%62
  15. Convulsion[seizure]3.2%59

Single ingredients, pooled

Species

Dog69%1,262
Cat11.6%212
Horse2.5%46
Other or not given16.9%309

Questions about November 2006

How many animal drug adverse event reports did FDA receive in November 2006?

1,829 reports are in the openFDA release of 28 Sep 2026. The same month a year earlier has 1,488.

Which drugs were named most often?

By active ingredient: ivermectin + pyrantel pamoate (316), selamectin (210), milbemycin oxime (189), carprofen (155) and firocoxib (85). Brands are masked in the public data.

Which signs were listed most often?

ineffective, heartworm larvae (294), vomiting (211), anorexia (182), depression (156) and diarrhoea (127).

Can the count for a month still change?

Yes. FDA posts reports quarterly with a delay of three to six months, so the newest months are incomplete and usually grow in later releases. Older months change little.

Does a busy month mean something went wrong that month?

Not by itself. The date is when FDA received the report, not when the event happened, and volume follows season, product launches and publicity. 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."

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. The month is the date FDA first received the report, not the date of the event. 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.