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The FDA adverse-event record for Betamethasone Valerate, Clotrimazole, Gentamicin Sulfate

229 FDA reports name Betamethasone Valerate, Clotrimazole, Gentamicin Sulfate, a high-volume drug in the CVM extract. Species, reactions, and outcomes follow.

#506 of 2,679
by report volume (all drugs)
229
adverse-event reports
3.9%
death-coded share
Dog
most-reported species

Corpus placement

According to the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA adverse-event extract, Betamethasone Valerate, Clotrimazole, Gentamicin Sulfate ranks #506 of 2679 by total reports (229) and #851 of 1130 by death-coded share (3.9%). 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)
#506
This drug, reports of 2679
#851
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. Betamethasone Valerate, Clotrimazole, Gentamicin Sulfate has 229 reports now versus 229 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: 229 reports place Betamethasone Valerate, Clotrimazole, Gentamicin Sulfate in the upper third of FDA AER volume (#506 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.
229
Total Reports
9
Deaths Reported
3.9%
Death-coded share of reports

Active Ingredients

Betamethasone Valerate, Clotrimazole, Gentamicin Sulfate

Administration Routes

Auricular (Otic)TopicalUnknownOralOphthalmicOtherIntraocular

Species Affected

Dog 198
Unknown 22
Cat 7
Other 1
Human 1

Most Affected Breeds

Crossbred Canine/dog 41
Unknown 24
Retriever - Labrador 16
Pug 11
Maltese 8
Poodle (unspecified) 7
Bichon Frise 7
Retriever - Golden 7
Dog (unknown) 6
Boxer (German Boxer) 6

Most Reported Reactions

Deafness 104
Partial deafness 52
Accidental exposure 11
Depression 9
Missing Cap 7
Ataxia 6
Other ear disorder NOS 6
Diarrhoea 6
Death by euthanasia 5
Pinnal erythema 5
Lack of efficacy - NOS 5
Vials, Leaking 5

Outcome Breakdown

Died
9 (52.9%)
Recovered/Normal
5 (29.4%)
Outcome Unknown
2 (11.8%)
Recovered with Sequela
1 (5.9%)

Betamethasone Valerate, Clotrimazole, Gentamicin Sulfate: 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 Betamethasone Valerate, Clotrimazole, Gentamicin Sulfate, both floored at ≥50 reports so the neighborhoods stay in the advertised mass.

What to do with this drug

  • Compare Betamethasone Valerate, Clotrimazole, Gentamicin Sulfate'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 Betamethasone Valerate, Clotrimazole, Gentamicin Sulfate (#506 of 2,679 by report volume); death-coded 3.9%. PlainBreed drug row · report volume stamp 229 · vintage 2025.

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