Pet Drug Reports

January 2017: 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 5,186 adverse event reports for animal drugs in January 2017. It received 4,758 reports in January 2016. The average of the 12 months before January 2017 is 6,159 reports for each month.

Of the 5,186 reports, 72.8% are about dogs, 9.1% 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, Jul 2015 to Jul 2017. The column with the outline is January 2017.

Reports by species

  • Dog72.8%3,778
  • Cat9.1%470
  • Horse1.2%60
  • Other species, or species not given16.9%878

Drug pages with reports received in January 2017

The table has every drug page with 10 or more reports that FDA received in January 2017, in order of name. No count decides which drug is in the table. The table has 75 drug pages.

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Drug pages with 10 or more reports received in January 2017, in order of name
Active ingredientsReports received in January 2017
(S) - methoprene13
Acepromazine Maleate17
Afoxolaner518
Amoxicillin + Clavulanate Potassium25
Atipamezole Hydrochloride13
Atropine10
Buprenorphine35
Butorphanol Tartrate26
Carprofen118
Cefovecin sodium66
Cefpodoxime proxetil21
Ceftiofur Crystalline Free Acid15
Cephalexin29
Clorsulon + Ivermectin11
Cyclosporine59
Deracoxib25
Dexamethasone19
Dexmedetomidine22
Dexmedetomidine hydrochloride24
Diphenhydramine27
Doramectin46
Doxycycline12
Emodepside + Praziquantel27
Enalapril Maleate11
Enrofloxacin31
Eprinomectin16
Estriol10
Famotidine17
Febantel + Praziquantel + Pyrantel Pamoate43
Firocoxib36
Florfenicol + Mometasone furoate + Terbinafine37
Florfenicol + Terbinafine52
Fluralaner384
Gabapentin16
Imidacloprid13
Imidacloprid + Moxidectin135
Insulin59
Isoflurane23
Ivermectin75
Ivermectin + Praziquantel14
Ivermectin + Pyrantel Pamoate720
Ketamine Hydrochloride33
Ketoconazole10
Levothyroxine sodium24
Lufenuron + Milbemycin Oxime159
Lufenuron + Praziquantel78
Maropitant62
Melarsomine Dihydrochloride93
Meloxicam34
Metronidazole16
Midazolam11
Milbemycin Oxime75
Milbemycin Oxime + Praziquantel152
Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad740
Monensin29
Moxidectin186
Nitenpyram108
Oclacitinib320
Omeprazole11
Orbifloxacin13
Phenobarbital11
Pimobendan19
Polysulfated Glycosaminoglycan60
Praziquantel + Pyrantel Pamoate16
Prednisolone17
Prednisolone + Trimeprazine Tartrate13
Prednisone51
Propofol21
Pyrantel Pamoate23
Robenacoxib22
Sarolaner35
Selamectin188
Spinosad214
Tramadol28
Trilostane87

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 5,186 reports of the month.

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

  1. Vomiting19.7%1,021 reports
  2. Ineffective, heartworm larvae[legacy FDA term: the product did not have the expected effect (heartworm larvae)]8.7%449 reports
  3. Lethargy[unusually tired or inactive]8.2%424 reports
  4. Diarrhoea[diarrhea]5.5%284 reports
  5. Digestive tract disorder NOS[digestive problem, type not specified]4.8%247 reports
  6. Ineffective, ascarids NOS[legacy FDA term: the product did not have the expected effect (ascarids nos)]3.6%185 reports
  7. Lack of efficacy (endoparasite) - hookworm[the product did not have the expected effect: hookworms]3.5%183 reports
  8. Unpalatable[legacy FDA term: the animal would not take it]3.5%183 reports
  9. Product problem[a product quality report, not a sign in an animal]3.4%175 reports
  10. Overdose[more than the labelled amount was given]3.3%169 reports
  11. Lack of efficacy (ectoparasite) - flea[the product did not have the expected effect: fleas]3.1%161 reports
  12. Skin disorders NOS[NOS: not otherwise specified]2.9%152 reports
  13. Anorexia[not eating]2.9%149 reports
  14. Seizure NOS[seizure, type not specified]2.7%140 reports
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  1. Underdose[less than the labelled amount was given]2.6%135 reports

Ingredients, all combinations

The list has every active ingredient with 10 or more reports received in January 2017, in order of name. It has 75 ingredients.

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Cite this page

Pet Drug Reports. January 2017: adverse event reports for animal drugs. https://petdrugreports.com/month/2017-01/ 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 January 2017 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 1,021 reports of the 5,186 reports of January 2017 (19.7%).