Drug profile

The FDA adverse-event record for Benzoyl Peroxide Shampoo

22 adverse-event reports submitted to the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine reference Benzoyl Peroxide Shampoo. Species, reactions, and outcomes follow.

#1681 of 2,679
by report volume (all drugs)
22
adverse-event reports
0.0%
death-coded share
Dog
most-reported species

Corpus placement

According to the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA adverse-event extract, Benzoyl Peroxide Shampoo ranks #1671 of 2679 by total reports (22). Death-coded-share rank requires at least 50 reports. 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)
#1671
This drug, reports of 2679

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. Benzoyl Peroxide Shampoo has 22 reports now versus 22 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.

Subscribe to Benzoyl Peroxide Shampoo changes

Signature read: Benzoyl Peroxide Shampoo's 0.0% death-coded share is among the lowest in the openFDA drug corpus.

Important: Adverse event reports do not establish that a drug caused or contributed to the event. Consult your veterinarian before making treatment decisions.
22
Total Reports
0
Deaths Reported
0.0%
Death-coded share of reports

Active Ingredients

Benzoyl Peroxide Shampoo

Administration Routes

TopicalUnknown

Species Affected

Dog 22

Most Affected Breeds

Shih Tzu 6
Bulldog 2
Shepherd Dog - Belgian (unspecified) 2
Terrier - Yorkshire 1
Spaniel - Cocker American 1
Terrier - Bull - American Pit 1
Terrier - Rat 1
Boxer (German Boxer) 1
Ridgeback - Rhodesian 1
Corgi - Welsh Pembroke 1

Most Reported Reactions

Pruritus 9
Ataxia 5
Erythema (for urticaria see Immune SOC) 4
Exudative skin condition 3
Comedo/blackhead 3
Ear canal erythema 3
Hyperpigmentation 3
Lameness 3
Alopecia NOS 3
Dental disease 3
Purulent lesion(s) 3
Skin textural change 3

Outcome Breakdown

Recovered/Normal
11 (50.0%)
Outcome Unknown
9 (40.9%)
Ongoing
2 (9.1%)

Benzoyl Peroxide Shampoo: 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.

What to do with this drug

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 Benzoyl Peroxide Shampoo (#1681 of 2,679 by report volume); death-coded 0.0%. PlainBreed drug row · death-coded share stamp 0.0% · 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 →