Pet Drug Reports

November 2017: adverse event reports that FDA received

Month in which FDA received the reports

Read this first. FDA says this about the data:

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 5,432 adverse event reports for animal drugs in November 2017. It received 5,415 reports in November 2016. The average of the 12 months before November 2017 is 6,451 reports for each month.

Of the 5,432 reports, 74.6% are about dogs, 10.8% 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, May 2016 to May 2018. The column with the outline is November 2017.

Reports by species

  • Dog74.6%4,050
  • Cat10.8%588
  • Horse0.9%51
  • Other species, or species not given13.7%743

Drug pages with reports received in November 2017

The table has every drug page with 10 or more reports that FDA received in November 2017, in order of name. No count decides which drug is in the table. The table has 81 drug pages.

Show the 81 drug pages
Drug pages with 10 or more reports received in November 2017, in order of name
Active ingredientsReports received in November 2017
(S) - methoprene21
Acepromazine Maleate14
Afoxolaner318
Amoxicillin10
Amoxicillin + Clavulanate Potassium18
Amoxicillin Trihydrate + Clavulanate Potassium13
Atipamezole Hydrochloride19
Betamethasone Valerate + Clotrimazole + Gentamicin Sulfate12
Buprenorphine33
Butorphanol Tartrate33
Capromorelin16
Carprofen104
Cefovecin sodium57
Cefpodoxime proxetil23
Ceftiofur Crystalline Free Acid16
Cephalexin22
Clindamycin12
Cyclosporine41
Deracoxib35
Dexamethasone17
Dexamethasone + Neomycin Sulfate + Thiabendazole11
Dexmedetomidine hydrochloride27
Diphenhydramine27
Doxycycline32
Emodepside + Praziquantel43
Enalapril Maleate10
Enrofloxacin25
Famotidine19
Febantel + Praziquantel + Pyrantel Pamoate49
Fenbendazole10
Firocoxib29
Florfenicol + Mometasone furoate + Terbinafine37
Florfenicol + Terbinafine32
Fluralaner634
Furosemide14
Gabapentin33
Grapiprant128
Hydromorphone13
Imidacloprid34
Imidacloprid + Moxidectin143
Insulin58
Isoflurane24
Itraconazole11
Ivermectin71
Ivermectin + Pyrantel Pamoate855
Ketamine Hydrochloride24
Ketoconazole18
Levothyroxine sodium16
Lufenuron + Milbemycin Oxime168
Lufenuron + Milbemycin Oxime + Praziquantel12
Lufenuron + Praziquantel70
Maropitant82
Melarsomine Dihydrochloride113
Meloxicam43
Metronidazole31
Milbemycin Oxime49
Milbemycin Oxime + Praziquantel219
Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad595
Monensin23
Moxidectin174
Nitenpyram176
Oclacitinib248
Omeprazole14
Pergolide mesylate10
Phenobarbital12
Pimobendan27
Polysulfated Glycosaminoglycan31
Praziquantel19
Praziquantel + Pyrantel Pamoate34
Prednisone59
Propofol15
Pyrantel Pamoate17
Rabacfosadine14
Robenacoxib36
Sarolaner183
Selamectin214
Sodium Chloride12
Spinosad174
Tramadol33
Trilostane91
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 5,432 reports of the month.

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

  1. Vomiting20%1,084 reports
  2. Lethargy[unusually tired or inactive]8.9%483 reports
  3. Ineffective, heartworm larvae[legacy FDA term: the product did not have the expected effect (heartworm larvae)]7.3%397 reports
  4. Diarrhoea[diarrhea]5.7%308 reports
  5. Lack of efficacy (flea)[the product did not have the expected effect: fleas]4%219 reports
  6. Lack of efficacy (endoparasite) - hookworm[the product did not have the expected effect: hookworms]3.8%209 reports
  7. Ineffective, hooks[legacy FDA term: the product did not have the expected effect (hooks)]2.9%157 reports
  8. Seizure NOS[seizure, type not specified]2.7%147 reports
  9. Behavioural disorder NOS[behaviour change, type not specified]2.6%141 reports
  10. Lack of efficacy (ectoparasite) - flea[the product did not have the expected effect: fleas]2.6%140 reports
  11. Death2.5%136 reports
  12. Overdose[more than the labelled amount was given]2.5%136 reports
  13. Unpalatable[legacy FDA term: the animal would not take it]2.4%133 reports
  14. Lack of efficacy - NOS[the product did not have the expected effect]2.4%132 reports
Show the next 1 signs
  1. Emesis (multiple)[vomiting more than once]2.2%121 reports

Ingredients, all combinations

The list has every active ingredient with 10 or more reports received in November 2017, in order of name. It has 81 ingredients.

Show the 81 ingredients

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Cite this page

Pet Drug Reports. November 2017: adverse event reports for animal drugs. https://petdrugreports.com/month/2017-11/ 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 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 1,084 reports of the 5,432 reports of November 2017 (20%).