30 Mg Praziquantel/30 Mg Pyrantel

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29 adverse event reports submitted to the FDA

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29
Total Reports
2
Deaths Reported
690.0%
Death Rate

Active Ingredients

30 Mg Praziquantel/30 Mg Pyrantel

Administration Routes

OralUnknownEpidural

Species Affected

Dog 24
Unknown 3
Cat 2

Most Affected Breeds

Unknown 3
Chihuahua 3
Cat (unknown) 2
Maltese 2
Dog (unknown) 2
Shepherd Dog - Australian 2
Retriever - Labrador 2
Sheepdog - Shetland 1
Havanese 1
Mixed (Dog) 1

Most Reported Reactions

Vomiting 14
Lack of efficacy (endoparasite) - tapeworm 4
Uncoded sign 3
Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in 'Neurological') 3
Underfilling, Bottles 2
Drooling 2
Seizure NOS 2
Diarrhoea 2
Lack of efficacy (endoparasite) - hookworm 2
INEFFECTIVE, ASCARIDS NOS 2
Distress 1
Head bobbing 1

Outcome Breakdown

Recovered/Normal
14 (53.8%)
Outcome Unknown
9 (34.6%)
Died
1 (3.8%)
Euthanized
1 (3.8%)
Ongoing
1 (3.8%)

Data Summary

Metric Value
Total adverse event reports 29
Reports involving death 2
Case-fatality rate (reported events) 690.0%
Distinct species in reports 3
Distinct breeds in reports 20
Distinct reactions reported 20
Active ingredients on file 1

Source: FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine — Adverse Event Reporting (CVM AER). Counts reflect voluntary reports only.

30 Mg Praziquantel/30 Mg Pyrantel Adverse Event Insights

The FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine database currently holds 29 adverse event reports referencing 30 Mg Praziquantel/30 Mg Pyrantel, including 2 reports in which the animal died — a 690.0% case-fatality figure among reported events only, not a population-level mortality rate. Active ingredient on file: 30 Mg Praziquantel/30 Mg Pyrantel. Reported administration routes include Oral, Unknown, Epidural. These numbers reflect voluntary submissions from pet owners, veterinarians, and manufacturers and therefore under-represent mild events and over-represent severe ones — a pattern the FDA has documented repeatedly for pharmacovigilance datasets.

The species most frequently named in 30 Mg Praziquantel/30 Mg Pyrantel reports are Dog (24 reports), Unknown (3 reports), Cat (2 reports), with Dog accounting for the largest share. Within those species, Unknown (3), Chihuahua (3), Cat (unknown) (2) appear most often — though breed popularity and ownership density shape these counts as much as any drug-specific sensitivity. This distribution matters because the same active ingredient can behave very differently across body sizes, ages, and species physiology.

The most commonly reported clinical signs associated with 30 Mg Praziquantel/30 Mg Pyrantel are Vomiting (14), Lack of efficacy (endoparasite) - tapeworm (4), Uncoded sign (3), Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in 'Neurological') (3). Of the 26 reports with a coded outcome, Recovered/Normal is the leading category at 53.8%. Because FDA adverse event data describes correlation rather than causation, these figures are best used to frame informed questions with a veterinarian and to compare reporting patterns across related products — not as a standalone safety verdict on 30 Mg Praziquantel/30 Mg Pyrantel.

Source: FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine — Adverse Event Reports FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine — Adverse Event Reports Data reflects voluntary submissions and may not represent actual incidence rates

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