Drug profile

The FDA adverse-event record for Afoxolaner 136 Mg Chewable Tablets

1,248 FDA reports name Afoxolaner 136 Mg Chewable Tablets, a high-volume drug in the CVM extract. Species, reactions, and outcomes follow.

#156 of 2,679
by report volume (all drugs)
1,248
adverse-event reports
2.7%
death-coded share
Dog
most-reported species

Corpus placement

According to the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA adverse-event extract, Afoxolaner 136 Mg Chewable Tablets ranks #156 of 2679 by total reports (1,248) and #939 of 1130 by death-coded share (2.7%). National dual: Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad is #1 of 2679 drugs by total adverse-event reports (149,624) at death-coded-share rank 965 of 1130 drugs with at least 50 reports (2.3%); separately, Atlantic Salmon Transgenic Whole (Opafp-Ghc2 Rdna Construct Inserted Into The A-Locus In The Eo-1A Lineage) is #1 highest death-coded share at 97.8% (report rank #821).

149,624
Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad reports (#1)
97.8%
Atlantic Salmon Transgenic Whole (Opafp-Ghc2 Rdna Construct Inserted Into The A-Locus In The Eo-1A Lineage) death share (#1)
#156
This drug, reports of 2679
#939
This drug, death share of 1130

Report volume reflects how common a breed or drug is and how often owners and vets file — not actual risk. Death-coded share ranks are limited to entries with enough reports to be meaningful. The two maps do not agree at #1.

Release-over-release change

What changed in the latest FDA data snapshot

PlainBreed reconstructed the prior snapshot from dated openFDA partitions through 2025 Q4, then compared it with the 2026-07-27 openFDA export. Afoxolaner 136 Mg Chewable Tablets has 1,248 reports now versus 1,248 in that prior snapshot: 0 the same number of (0.0%).

Report change
+0
Death-coded reports
+0
Death-coded share
−0.0 pts

This compares reported-event counts in two source snapshots. It does not establish a change in real-world risk, product safety, or disease incidence.

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Signature read: 1,248 reports place Afoxolaner 136 Mg Chewable Tablets in the upper third of FDA AER volume (#156 of 2,679).

Important: Adverse event reports do not establish that a drug caused or contributed to the event. Consult your veterinarian before making treatment decisions.
1,248
Total Reports
34
Deaths Reported
2.7%
Death-coded share of reports

Active Ingredients

Afoxolaner 136 Mg Chewable Tablets

Administration Routes

OralUnknownOther

Species Affected

Dog 1,166
Unknown 80
Cat 2

Most Affected Breeds

Retriever - Labrador 227
Shepherd Dog - German 126
Retriever - Golden 113
Unknown 94
Crossbred Canine/dog 94
Dog (unknown) 65
Rottweiler 48
Pit Bull 39
Boxer (German Boxer) 33
Mixed (Dog) 27

Most Reported Reactions

Vomiting 236
Skin disorders NOS 211
Lack of efficacy (tick) 202
Lack of efficacy (flea) 137
Diarrhoea 122
Pruritus 117
Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in 'Neurological') 106
Scratching 57
Panting 51
Anorexia 43
Itching 40
Lack of efficacy (ectoparasite) - NOS 39

Outcome Breakdown

Outcome Unknown
665 (56.9%)
Recovered/Normal
403 (34.5%)
Ongoing
63 (5.4%)
Died
23 (2.0%)
Euthanized
11 (0.9%)
Recovered with Sequela
4 (0.3%)

Afoxolaner 136 Mg Chewable Tablets: low death-coded share in the FDA AER row

Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, a widely-prescribed drug will rack up more raw FDA reports in a given year than a rarely-used one at an identical true rate, so we recommend comparing within similar-exposure products rather than across the full 2025 catalog.

High-volume nationwide drug peers

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Afoxolaner 136 Mg Chewable Tablets, both floored at ≥50 reports so the neighborhoods stay in the advertised mass.

What to do with this drug

  • Compare Afoxolaner 136 Mg Chewable Tablets's report volume and death-coded share against similar drugs nationwide. See similar drugs
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Source: FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA Animal & Veterinary Adverse Events (CVM AER) · 2025

openFDA Animal & Veterinary Adverse Events (FDA CVM) for Afoxolaner 136 Mg Chewable Tablets (#156 of 2,679 by report volume); death-coded 2.7%. PlainBreed drug row · report volume stamp 1,248 · vintage 2025.

Informational only. FDA adverse-event reports are voluntary and do not prove causation; consult a veterinarian before acting on them. Verify with FDA CVM →