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The FDA adverse-event record for Afoxolaner 2.27% Chewable Tablet (68 Mg)

272 FDA reports name Afoxolaner 2.27% Chewable Tablet (68 Mg), a high-volume drug in the CVM extract. Species, reactions, and outcomes follow.

#450 of 2,679
by report volume (all drugs)
272
adverse-event reports
2.9%
death-coded share
Dog
most-reported species

Corpus placement

According to the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA adverse-event extract, Afoxolaner 2.27% Chewable Tablet (68 Mg) ranks #450 of 2679 by total reports (272) and #922 of 1130 by death-coded share (2.9%). 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)
#450
This drug, reports of 2679
#922
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 2.27% Chewable Tablet (68 Mg) has 272 reports now versus 272 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: 272 reports place Afoxolaner 2.27% Chewable Tablet (68 Mg) in the upper third of FDA AER volume (#450 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.
272
Total Reports
8
Deaths Reported
2.9%
Death-coded share of reports

Active Ingredients

Afoxolaner 2.27% Chewable Tablet (68 Mg)

Administration Routes

OralUnknown

Species Affected

Dog 272

Most Affected Breeds

Crossbred Canine/dog 35
Dog (unknown) 23
Collie - Border 17
Spaniel - Cocker American 15
Retriever - Golden 12
Retriever - Labrador 11
Shepherd Dog - German 8
Bulldog - French 8
Cattle Dog - Australian (blue heeler, red heeler, Queensland cattledog) 6
Spaniel - Cocker English 6

Most Reported Reactions

Vomiting 71
Skin disorders NOS 45
Pruritus 43
Diarrhoea 30
Lack of efficacy (ectoparasite) - tick NOS 27
Lack of efficacy (ectoparasite) - flea 24
Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in 'Neurological') 19
Erythema (for urticaria see Immune SOC) 15
Anorexia 14
Seizure NOS 11
Panting 11
Scratching 11

Outcome Breakdown

Recovered/Normal
136 (50.0%)
Outcome Unknown
109 (40.1%)
Ongoing
19 (7.0%)
Died
5 (1.8%)
Euthanized
3 (1.1%)

Afoxolaner 2.27% Chewable Tablet (68 Mg): 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 2.27% Chewable Tablet (68 Mg), both floored at ≥50 reports so the neighborhoods stay in the advertised mass.

What to do with this drug

  • Compare Afoxolaner 2.27% Chewable Tablet (68 Mg)'s report volume and death-coded share against similar drugs nationwide. See similar drugs
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A report does not prove a drug caused the reaction; consult a veterinarian before acting on this data.

Source: FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA Animal & Veterinary Adverse Events (CVM AER) · 2025

openFDA Animal & Veterinary Adverse Events (FDA CVM) for Afoxolaner 2.27% Chewable Tablet (68 Mg) (#450 of 2,679 by report volume); death-coded 2.9%. PlainBreed drug row · report volume stamp 272 · 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 →