Pet Drug Reports

February 2013: adverse event reports that FDA received

Month in which FDA received the reports

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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.

FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine publishes these words. Source: Adverse Event Reports for Animal Drugs and Devices, read on . The data have the reports that FDA received through .

FDA received 4,659 adverse event reports for animal drugs in February 2013. It received 4,236 reports in February 2012. The average of the 12 months before February 2013 is 5,615 reports for each month.

Of the 4,659 reports, 72.7% are about dogs, 9.1% are about cats and 0.8% are about horses. The other reports are about other species, or give no species. A report is not proof that a drug caused a sign.

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The months before and after

Reports for each month, Aug 2011 to Aug 2013. The column with the outline is February 2013.

Reports by species

  • Dog72.7%3,388
  • Cat9.1%426
  • Horse0.8%36
  • Other species, or species not given17.4%809

Drug pages with reports received in February 2013

The table has every drug page with 10 or more reports that FDA received in February 2013, in order of name. No count decides which drug is in the table. The table has 69 drug pages.

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Drug pages with 10 or more reports received in February 2013, in order of name
Active ingredientsReports received in February 2013
(S) - methoprene37
Amoxicillin Trihydrate + Clavulanate Potassium58
Atipamezole Hydrochloride10
Betamethasone Valerate + Clotrimazole + Gentamicin Sulfate12
Buprenorphine16
Butorphanol Tartrate30
Carprofen120
Cefovecin sodium65
Cefpodoxime proxetil19
Ceftiofur Crystalline Free Acid14
Cephalexin23
Clotrimazole + Gentamicin Sulfate + Mometasone Furoate Monohydrate13
Cyclosporine155
Deracoxib11
Desoxycorticosterone Pivalate14
Dexamethasone12
Dexmedetomidine hydrochloride18
Diphenhydramine33
Dirlotapide10
Doramectin22
Doxycycline14
Emodepside + Praziquantel16
Enalapril Maleate12
Enrofloxacin42
Eprinomectin22
Estriol26
Famotidine27
Febantel + Praziquantel + Pyrantel Pamoate24
Fenbendazole32
Firocoxib52
Furosemide15
Gentamicin Sulfate + Hydrocortisone aceponate + Miconazole Nitrate11
Hydroxyzine17
Imidacloprid19
Imidacloprid + Moxidectin110
Insulin24
Isoflurane13
Ivermectin131
Ivermectin + Praziquantel + Pyrantel Pamoate63
Ivermectin + Pyrantel Pamoate614
Ketamine Hydrochloride11
Ketoconazole20
Levothyroxine sodium23
Lufenuron + Milbemycin Oxime31
Maropitant49
Melarsomine Dihydrochloride73
Meloxicam41
Metronidazole16
Milbemycin Oxime60
Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad1,731
Monensin32
Moxidectin95
Nitenpyram17
Pimobendan19
Polysulfated Glycosaminoglycan11
Praziquantel + Pyrantel Pamoate36
Prednisolone15
Prednisolone + Trimeprazine Tartrate18
Prednisone47
Propofol15
Pyrantel Pamoate25
Robenacoxib21
Selamectin169
Spinosad566
Sucralfate10
Tiletamine Hydrochloride12
Tramadol31
Triamcinolone Acetonide13
Trilostane34

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.

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.

Commonly used products may have a higher number of reported adverse events due to the higher total number of animals being given the product.

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

Signs that the reports of the month 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 4,659 reports of the month.

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

  1. Emesis[vomiting]24.5%1,142 reports
  2. Vomiting11.3%528 reports
  3. Lethargy[unusually tired or inactive]11.2%521 reports
  4. Lack of efficacy - NOS[the product did not have the expected effect]9.1%424 reports
  5. Ineffective, heartworm larvae[legacy FDA term: the product did not have the expected effect (heartworm larvae)]5.9%275 reports
  6. Diarrhoea[diarrhea]5.6%261 reports
  7. Lack of efficacy (ectoparasite) - flea[the product did not have the expected effect: fleas]4.3%200 reports
  8. Uncoded sign[a sign with no matching dictionary term]3.9%180 reports
  9. Behavioural disorder NOS[behaviour change, type not specified]3.8%178 reports
  10. Digestive tract disorder NOS[digestive problem, type not specified]3.7%171 reports
  11. Ineffective, ascarids NOS[legacy FDA term: the product did not have the expected effect (ascarids nos)]3.5%164 reports
  12. Unpalatable[legacy FDA term: the animal would not take it]3.4%157 reports
  13. Other abnormal test result NOS[abnormal laboratory result, type not specified]3.2%151 reports
  14. Anorexia[not eating]3.1%146 reports
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  1. Cardiac disorder NOS[heart problem, type not specified]2.9%134 reports

Ingredients, all combinations

The list has every active ingredient with 10 or more reports received in February 2013, in order of name. It has 73 ingredients.

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Cite this page

Pet Drug Reports. February 2013: adverse event reports for animal drugs. https://petdrugreports.com/month/2013-02/ 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 month is the month in which FDA received the report, not the month of the event.

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 month

Can the count for February 2013 change?

Yes. 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.

Does the month show when the event occurred?

No. The month is the month in which FDA received the report. The event can be from an earlier month.

Which sign is in the largest number of the reports of the month?

"Emesis" is in 1,142 reports of the 4,659 reports of February 2013 (24.5%).