Pet Drug Reports

August 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 6,823 adverse event reports for animal drugs in August 2014. It received 6,509 reports in August 2013. The average of the 12 months before August 2014 is 5,621 reports for each month.

Of the 6,823 reports, 78.4% are about dogs, 9.4% are about cats and 0.9% 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, Feb 2013 to Feb 2015. The column with the outline is August 2014.

Reports by species

  • Dog78.4%5,350
  • Cat9.4%640
  • Horse0.9%58
  • Other species, or species not given11.4%775

Drug pages with reports received in August 2014

The table has every drug page with 10 or more reports that FDA received in August 2014, in order of name. No count decides which drug is in the table. The table has 63 drug pages.

Show the 63 drug pages
Drug pages with 10 or more reports received in August 2014, in order of name
Active ingredientsReports received in August 2014
(S) - methoprene51
Afoxolaner370
Amoxicillin10
Amoxicillin + Clavulanate Potassium34
Amoxicillin Trihydrate + Clavulanate Potassium11
Atipamezole Hydrochloride13
Butorphanol Tartrate11
Carprofen109
Cefovecin sodium84
Cefpodoxime proxetil19
Ceftiofur Crystalline Free Acid12
Cephalexin23
Cyclosporine122
Deracoxib35
Desoxycorticosterone Pivalate14
Dexmedetomidine hydrochloride26
Diphenhydramine13
Emodepside + Praziquantel30
Enrofloxacin28
Estriol20
Febantel + Praziquantel + Pyrantel Pamoate23
Fentanyl25
Firocoxib29
Fluralaner155
Furosemide10
Gentamicin Sulfate + Hydrocortisone aceponate + Miconazole Nitrate18
Imidacloprid28
Imidacloprid + Moxidectin159
Insulin78
Isoflurane21
Ivermectin94
Ivermectin + Praziquantel26
Ivermectin + Praziquantel + Pyrantel Pamoate184
Ivermectin + Pyrantel Pamoate725
Ketamine Hydrochloride18
Levothyroxine sodium29
Lufenuron + Milbemycin Oxime223
Lufenuron + Praziquantel64
Maropitant54
Melarsomine Dihydrochloride101
Meloxicam46
Methylprednisolone Acetate11
Milbemycin Oxime18
Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad2,175
Monensin18
Moxidectin126
Nitenpyram142
Oclacitinib120
Phenobarbital11
Pimobendan20
Polysulfated Glycosaminoglycan22
Praziquantel + Pyrantel Pamoate31
Prednisolone + Trimeprazine Tartrate26
Prednisone25
Propofol15
Pyrantel Pamoate33
Robenacoxib12
Selamectin267
Spinosad873
Tiletamine Hydrochloride21
Tramadol14
Trilostane68
Tulathromycin13

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 6,823 reports of the month.

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

  1. Emesis[vomiting]23.1%1,573 reports
  2. Lethargy[unusually tired or inactive]13.3%909 reports
  3. Lack of efficacy - NOS[the product did not have the expected effect]13.2%900 reports
  4. Vomiting12.3%842 reports
  5. Lack of efficacy (ectoparasite) - flea[the product did not have the expected effect: fleas]7.5%511 reports
  6. Diarrhoea[diarrhea]7%480 reports
  7. Ineffective, heartworm larvae[legacy FDA term: the product did not have the expected effect (heartworm larvae)]5.3%362 reports
  8. Lack of efficacy (endoparasite) - hookworm[the product did not have the expected effect: hookworms]4.3%296 reports
  9. Anorexia[not eating]4%272 reports
  10. Digestive tract disorder NOS[digestive problem, type not specified]3.6%245 reports
  11. Unpalatable[legacy FDA term: the animal would not take it]3.4%234 reports
  12. Seizure NOS[seizure, type not specified]3%207 reports
  13. Other abnormal test result NOS[abnormal laboratory result, type not specified]2.8%193 reports
  14. Pruritus[itching]2.8%188 reports
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  1. Uncoded sign[a sign with no matching dictionary term]2.6%178 reports

Ingredients, all combinations

The list has every active ingredient with 10 or more reports received in August 2014, in order of name. It has 61 ingredients.

Show the 61 ingredients

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Cite this page

Pet Drug Reports. August 2014: adverse event reports for animal drugs. https://petdrugreports.com/month/2014-08/ 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 August 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 1,573 reports of the 6,823 reports of August 2014 (23.1%).