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

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

#348 of 2,679
by report volume (all drugs)
403
adverse-event reports
1.2%
death-coded share
Dog
most-reported species

Corpus placement

According to the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA adverse-event extract, Betamethasone Valerate, Usp + Clotrimazole, Usp + Gentamicin Sulfate, Usp ranks #348 of 2679 by total reports (403) and #1050 of 1130 by death-coded share (1.2%). 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)
#348
This drug, reports of 2679
#1050
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, Usp + Clotrimazole, Usp + Gentamicin Sulfate, Usp has 403 reports now versus 403 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: 403 reports place Betamethasone Valerate, Usp + Clotrimazole, Usp + Gentamicin Sulfate, Usp in the upper third of FDA AER volume (#348 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.
403
Total Reports
5
Deaths Reported
1.2%
Death-coded share of reports

Active Ingredients

Betamethasone Valerate, UspClotrimazole, UspGentamicin Sulfate, Usp

Administration Routes

Auricular (Otic)UnknownTopicalIntradermalTransdermal

Species Affected

Dog 393
Cat 7
Unknown 3

Most Affected Breeds

Unknown 80
Retriever - Labrador 34
Terrier - Yorkshire 17
Chihuahua 14
Boxer (German Boxer) 12
Pug 12
Pit Bull 12
Terrier - West Highland White 11
Retriever - Golden 10
Shepherd Dog - German 9

Most Reported Reactions

Deafness 313
PR-EAR(S), LESION(S) 47
Partial deafness 17
Loss of hearing 16
Hearing affected 13
Hearing decreased 7
Temporary deafness 7
Impaired hearing 5
Vomiting 4
Anorexia 3
Skin irritation 3
Diarrhoea 2

Outcome Breakdown

Ongoing
202 (52.2%)
Outcome Unknown
125 (32.3%)
Recovered/Normal
48 (12.4%)
Recovered with Sequela
7 (1.8%)
Euthanized
3 (0.8%)
Died
2 (0.5%)

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

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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 Betamethasone Valerate, Usp + Clotrimazole, Usp + Gentamicin Sulfate, Usp (#348 of 2,679 by report volume); death-coded 1.2%. PlainBreed drug row · report volume stamp 403 · 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 →