Drug profile

The FDA adverse-event record for Dish Soap

113 FDA reports name Dish Soap, a high-volume drug in the CVM extract. Species, reactions, and outcomes follow.

#732 of 2,679
by report volume (all drugs)
113
adverse-event reports
4.4%
death-coded share
Dog
most-reported species

Corpus placement

According to the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA adverse-event extract, Dish Soap ranks #732 of 2679 by total reports (113) and #822 of 1130 by death-coded share (4.4%). 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)
#732
This drug, reports of 2679
#822
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. Dish Soap has 113 reports now versus 113 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 Dish Soap changes

Signature read: 113 reports place Dish Soap in the upper third of FDA AER volume (#732 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.
113
Total Reports
5
Deaths Reported
4.4%
Death-coded share of reports

Active Ingredients

Dish Soap

Administration Routes

TopicalUnknownOther

Species Affected

Dog 62
Cat 48
Human 3

Most Affected Breeds

Domestic Shorthair 24
Terrier - Jack Russell 8
Chihuahua 7
Domestic Mediumhair 6
Cat (unknown) 6
Domestic Longhair 6
Shih Tzu 5
Terrier - Yorkshire 4
Maltese 4
Unknown 3

Most Reported Reactions

Lack of efficacy (ectoparasite) - flea 47
Pruritus 23
Behavioural disorder NOS 14
Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in 'Neurological') 12
Vomiting 10
Vocalisation 10
Application site pruritus 9
Hypersalivation 8
Anorexia 8
Application site alopecia 8
Ataxia 8
Scratching 8

Outcome Breakdown

Outcome Unknown
74 (65.5%)
Recovered/Normal
30 (26.5%)
Euthanized
4 (3.5%)
Ongoing
4 (3.5%)
Died
1 (0.9%)

Dish Soap: 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 Dish Soap, both floored at ≥50 reports so the neighborhoods stay in the advertised mass.

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 Dish Soap (#732 of 2,679 by report volume); death-coded 4.4%. PlainBreed drug row · report volume stamp 113 · 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 →