Pet Drug Reports

September 2015: 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 6,402 adverse event reports for animal drugs in September 2015. It received 6,263 reports in September 2014. The average of the 12 months before September 2015 is 5,839 reports for each month.

Of the 6,402 reports, 77.4% are about dogs, 8.9% are about cats and 1.2% 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, Mar 2014 to Mar 2016. The column with the outline is September 2015.

Reports by species

  • Dog77.4%4,952
  • Cat8.9%571
  • Horse1.2%74
  • Other species, or species not given12.6%805

Drug pages with reports received in September 2015

The table has every drug page with 10 or more reports that FDA received in September 2015, in order of name. No count decides which drug is in the table. The table has 68 drug pages.

Show the 68 drug pages
Drug pages with 10 or more reports received in September 2015, in order of name
Active ingredientsReports received in September 2015
(S) - methoprene58
Afoxolaner548
Amoxicillin10
Amoxicillin + Clavulanate Potassium37
Betamethasone Valerate + Clotrimazole + Gentamicin Sulfate17
Buprenorphine19
Butorphanol Tartrate12
Carprofen139
Cefovecin sodium70
Cefpodoxime proxetil38
Ceftiofur Crystalline Free Acid12
Cephalexin20
Clorsulon + Ivermectin11
Cyclosporine95
Deracoxib39
Dexamethasone10
Dexmedetomidine hydrochloride17
Diphenhydramine24
Emodepside + Praziquantel27
Enrofloxacin25
Estriol17
Famotidine17
Febantel + Praziquantel + Pyrantel Pamoate42
Fenbendazole10
Firocoxib37
Florfenicol + Terbinafine49
Fluralaner544
Furosemide12
Hyaluronate Sodium13
Hydroxyzine12
Imidacloprid27
Imidacloprid + Moxidectin129
Insulin99
Isoflurane15
Ivermectin76
Ivermectin + Praziquantel22
Ivermectin + Praziquantel + Pyrantel Pamoate97
Ivermectin + Pyrantel Pamoate846
Ketamine Hydrochloride10
Levothyroxine sodium11
Lufenuron + Milbemycin Oxime198
Lufenuron + Praziquantel72
Maropitant62
Melarsomine Dihydrochloride82
Meloxicam40
Methylprednisolone Acetate12
Milbemycin Oxime69
Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad1,362
Monensin26
Moxidectin109
Nitenpyram159
Oclacitinib285
Omeprazole10
Pimobendan16
Polysulfated Glycosaminoglycan28
Praziquantel11
Praziquantel + Pyrantel Pamoate13
Prednisolone17
Prednisolone + Trimeprazine Tartrate21
Prednisone28
Propofol10
Pyrantel Pamoate22
Selamectin242
Spinosad612
Tiletamine Hydrochloride10
Tramadol23
Trilostane59
Tulathromycin16

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 6,402 reports of the month.

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

  1. Vomiting22.5%1,443 reports
  2. Lack of efficacy - NOS[the product did not have the expected effect]14.5%931 reports
  3. Lethargy[unusually tired or inactive]9.7%621 reports
  4. Emesis[vomiting]7.7%495 reports
  5. Lack of efficacy (ectoparasite) - flea[the product did not have the expected effect: fleas]7.5%479 reports
  6. Ineffective, heartworm larvae[legacy FDA term: the product did not have the expected effect (heartworm larvae)]6.5%418 reports
  7. Diarrhoea[diarrhea]6.2%397 reports
  8. Lack of efficacy (endoparasite) - hookworm[the product did not have the expected effect: hookworms]4.3%275 reports
  9. Anorexia[not eating]3.9%248 reports
  10. Unpalatable[legacy FDA term: the animal would not take it]3.8%243 reports
  11. Digestive tract disorder NOS[digestive problem, type not specified]3.7%240 reports
  12. Cardiac disorder NOS[heart problem, type not specified]3.5%222 reports
  13. Other abnormal test result NOS[abnormal laboratory result, type not specified]3%195 reports
  14. Behavioural disorder NOS[behaviour change, type not specified]2.9%188 reports
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  1. Seizure NOS[seizure, type not specified]2.9%183 reports

Ingredients, all combinations

The list has every active ingredient with 10 or more reports received in September 2015, in order of name. It has 65 ingredients.

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Cite this page

Pet Drug Reports. September 2015: adverse event reports for animal drugs. https://petdrugreports.com/month/2015-09/ 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 September 2015 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?

"Vomiting" is in 1,443 reports of the 6,402 reports of September 2015 (22.5%).