Pet Drug Reports

May 2014: 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 6,291 adverse event reports for animal drugs in May 2014. It received 6,737 reports in May 2013. The average of the 12 months before May 2014 is 5,673 reports for each month.

Of the 6,291 reports, 79.3% are about dogs, 7.7% are about cats and 1% 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, Nov 2012 to Nov 2014. The column with the outline is May 2014.

Reports by species

  • Dog79.3%4,990
  • Cat7.7%485
  • Horse1%60
  • Other species, or species not given12%756

Drug pages with reports received in May 2014

The table has every drug page with 10 or more reports that FDA received in May 2014, in order of name. No count decides which drug is in the table. The table has 58 drug pages.

Show the 58 drug pages
Drug pages with 10 or more reports received in May 2014, in order of name
Active ingredientsReports received in May 2014
(S) - methoprene51
Afoxolaner361
Amoxicillin + Clavulanate Potassium27
Atipamezole Hydrochloride10
Butorphanol Tartrate13
Carprofen93
Cefovecin sodium56
Cefpodoxime proxetil17
Ceftiofur Crystalline Free Acid16
Ceftiofur Hydrochloride11
Cyclosporine109
Deracoxib27
Desoxycorticosterone Pivalate11
Dexmedetomidine hydrochloride19
Diphenhydramine11
Doramectin10
Emodepside + Praziquantel38
Enrofloxacin34
Eprinomectin20
Estriol16
Febantel + Praziquantel + Pyrantel Pamoate14
Fenbendazole16
Firocoxib31
Gentamicin Sulfate + Hydrocortisone aceponate + Miconazole Nitrate14
Imidacloprid26
Imidacloprid + Moxidectin188
Insulin67
Ivermectin44
Ivermectin + Praziquantel23
Ivermectin + Praziquantel + Pyrantel Pamoate152
Ivermectin + Pyrantel Pamoate841
Ketamine Hydrochloride13
Lufenuron + Milbemycin Oxime231
Lufenuron + Praziquantel47
Maropitant49
Melarsomine Dihydrochloride90
Meloxicam39
Methylprednisolone Acetate13
Milbemycin Oxime23
Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad1,966
Monensin12
Moxidectin168
Nitenpyram74
Oclacitinib173
Omeprazole11
Pimobendan11
Polysulfated Glycosaminoglycan27
Praziquantel + Pyrantel Pamoate32
Prednisolone + Trimeprazine Tartrate16
Propofol11
Pyrantel Pamoate16
Ractopamine Hydrochloride13
Robenacoxib10
Selamectin202
Spinosad688
Tiletamine Hydrochloride10
Toceranib Phosphate12
Trilostane54

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 6,291 reports of the month.

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

  1. Emesis[vomiting]22.2%1,398 reports
  2. Lack of efficacy - NOS[the product did not have the expected effect]16.8%1,056 reports
  3. Lethargy[unusually tired or inactive]11.6%732 reports
  4. Vomiting10.6%668 reports
  5. Diarrhoea[diarrhea]6.6%415 reports
  6. Ineffective, heartworm larvae[legacy FDA term: the product did not have the expected effect (heartworm larvae)]6.1%381 reports
  7. Lack of efficacy (ectoparasite) - flea[the product did not have the expected effect: fleas]6%376 reports
  8. Lack of efficacy (endoparasite) - hookworm[the product did not have the expected effect: hookworms]5.4%339 reports
  9. Digestive tract disorder NOS[digestive problem, type not specified]5.3%335 reports
  10. Uncoded sign[a sign with no matching dictionary term]4.1%255 reports
  11. Anorexia[not eating]3.9%243 reports
  12. Pruritus[itching]3.8%238 reports
  13. Unpalatable[legacy FDA term: the animal would not take it]3.7%233 reports
  14. Cardiac disorder NOS[heart problem, type not specified]3.2%200 reports
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  1. Seizure NOS[seizure, type not specified]3%189 reports

Ingredients, all combinations

The list has every active ingredient with 10 or more reports received in May 2014, in order of name. It has 58 ingredients.

Show the 58 ingredients

The same month in other years

Cite this page

Pet Drug Reports. May 2014: adverse event reports for animal drugs. https://petdrugreports.com/month/2014-05/ 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 May 2014 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 1,398 reports of the 6,291 reports of May 2014 (22.2%).