Pet Drug Reports

November 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 5,176 adverse event reports for animal drugs in November 2015. It received 4,441 reports in November 2014. The average of the 12 months before November 2015 is 5,859 reports for each month.

Of the 5,176 reports, 77.4% are about dogs, 9.3% 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, May 2014 to May 2016. The column with the outline is November 2015.

Reports by species

  • Dog77.4%4,004
  • Cat9.3%482
  • Horse1%50
  • Other species, or species not given12.4%640

Drug pages with reports received in November 2015

The table has every drug page with 10 or more reports that FDA received in November 2015, in order of name. No count decides which drug is in the table. The table has 67 drug pages.

Show the 67 drug pages
Drug pages with 10 or more reports received in November 2015, in order of name
Active ingredientsReports received in November 2015
(S) - methoprene29
Acepromazine Maleate14
Afoxolaner457
Amoxicillin12
Amoxicillin + Clavulanate Potassium28
Atipamezole Hydrochloride11
Betamethasone Valerate + Clotrimazole + Gentamicin Sulfate11
Buprenorphine25
Butorphanol Tartrate25
Carprofen99
Cefovecin sodium78
Cefpodoxime proxetil22
Ceftiofur Crystalline Free Acid12
Cephalexin23
Cetirizine11
Cyclosporine70
Deracoxib36
Dexamethasone14
Dexmedetomidine hydrochloride27
Diphenhydramine32
Doxycycline17
Emodepside + Praziquantel37
Enalapril Maleate14
Enrofloxacin27
Famotidine22
Febantel + Praziquantel + Pyrantel Pamoate30
Firocoxib24
Florfenicol + Terbinafine101
Fluralaner375
Furosemide18
Gabapentin10
Hydroxyzine13
Imidacloprid25
Imidacloprid + Moxidectin106
Insulin73
Isoflurane26
Ivermectin77
Ivermectin + Praziquantel19
Ivermectin + Praziquantel + Pyrantel Pamoate44
Ivermectin + Pyrantel Pamoate700
Ketamine Hydrochloride22
Ketoconazole18
Levothyroxine sodium12
Lufenuron + Milbemycin Oxime170
Lufenuron + Praziquantel70
Maropitant50
Melarsomine Dihydrochloride76
Meloxicam45
Metronidazole16
Milbemycin Oxime45
Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad1,000
Monensin20
Moxidectin115
Nitenpyram161
Oclacitinib257
Pimobendan18
Polysulfated Glycosaminoglycan30
Praziquantel10
Prednisolone18
Prednisolone + Trimeprazine Tartrate17
Prednisone54
Pyrantel Pamoate23
Robenacoxib23
Selamectin167
Spinosad422
Tramadol34
Trilostane40

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 5,176 reports of the month.

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

  1. Vomiting23.5%1,215 reports
  2. Lethargy[unusually tired or inactive]8.8%456 reports
  3. Ineffective, heartworm larvae[legacy FDA term: the product did not have the expected effect (heartworm larvae)]7.3%377 reports
  4. Lack of efficacy (ectoparasite) - flea[the product did not have the expected effect: fleas]6.7%345 reports
  5. Diarrhoea[diarrhea]5.6%290 reports
  6. Digestive tract disorder NOS[digestive problem, type not specified]5.2%269 reports
  7. Lack of efficacy (endoparasite) - hookworm[the product did not have the expected effect: hookworms]4.7%244 reports
  8. Emesis[vomiting]4.4%227 reports
  9. Ineffective, ascarids NOS[legacy FDA term: the product did not have the expected effect (ascarids nos)]4.1%211 reports
  10. Cardiac disorder NOS[heart problem, type not specified]3.4%174 reports
  11. Product problem[a product quality report, not a sign in an animal]3%156 reports
  12. Other abnormal test result NOS[abnormal laboratory result, type not specified]2.9%150 reports
  13. Lack of efficacy - NOS[the product did not have the expected effect]2.8%147 reports
  14. Unpalatable[legacy FDA term: the animal would not take it]2.8%143 reports
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  1. Overdose[more than the labelled amount was given]2.7%141 reports

Ingredients, all combinations

The list has every active ingredient with 10 or more reports received in November 2015, in order of name. It has 66 ingredients.

Show the 66 ingredients

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Cite this page

Pet Drug Reports. November 2015: adverse event reports for animal drugs. https://petdrugreports.com/month/2015-11/ 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 November 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 1,215 reports of the 5,176 reports of November 2015 (23.5%).