Drug profile

The FDA adverse-event record for Bupivacaine Lipsome Injectable Suspension

153 FDA reports name Bupivacaine Lipsome Injectable Suspension, a high-volume drug in the CVM extract. Species, reactions, and outcomes follow.

#621 of 2,679
by report volume (all drugs)
153
adverse-event reports
6.5%
death-coded share
Dog
most-reported species

Corpus placement

According to the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA adverse-event extract, Bupivacaine Lipsome Injectable Suspension ranks #621 of 2679 by total reports (153) and #713 of 1130 by death-coded share (6.5%). 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)
#621
This drug, reports of 2679
#713
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. Bupivacaine Lipsome Injectable Suspension has 153 reports now versus 153 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: 153 reports place Bupivacaine Lipsome Injectable Suspension in the upper third of FDA AER volume (#621 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.
153
Total Reports
10
Deaths Reported
6.5%
Death-coded share of reports

Active Ingredients

Bupivacaine Lipsome Injectable Suspension

Administration Routes

IntralesionalUnknownOphthalmicSubcutaneousIntraspinalIntra-gingivalOral

Species Affected

Dog 90
Unknown 46
Human 8
Cat 6
Horse 2
Chinchilla 1

Most Affected Breeds

Unknown 55
Dog (unknown) 29
Retriever - Labrador 8
Crossbred Canine/dog 7
Pit Bull 6
Shepherd Dog - German 4
Boxer (German Boxer) 4
Mixed (Dog) 4
Cat (unknown) 3
Mastiff 2

Most Reported Reactions

Product problem 37
Vials, Damaged 22
Injection site swelling 13
Injection site infection 13
Injection site seroma 12
Application site serosanguinous discharge 9
Other abnormal test result NOS 9
Injection site serosanguinous discharge 9
Death 8
Injection site bruising 7
Stopper, abnormal 7
Injection site serous discharge 5

Outcome Breakdown

Outcome Unknown
49 (45.8%)
Recovered/Normal
48 (44.9%)
Died
8 (7.5%)
Euthanized
2 (1.9%)

Bupivacaine Lipsome Injectable Suspension: high report volume 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 Bupivacaine Lipsome Injectable Suspension, both floored at ≥50 reports so the neighborhoods stay in the advertised mass.

What to do with this drug

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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 Bupivacaine Lipsome Injectable Suspension (#621 of 2,679 by report volume); death-coded 6.5%. PlainBreed drug row · report volume stamp 153 · vintage 2025.

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