Drug profile

The FDA adverse-event record for Doxycycline Hyclate

126 FDA reports name Doxycycline Hyclate, a high-volume drug in the CVM extract. Species, reactions, and outcomes follow.

#691 of 2,679
by report volume (all drugs)
126
adverse-event reports
1.6%
death-coded share
Unknown
most-reported species

Corpus placement

According to the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA adverse-event extract, Doxycycline Hyclate ranks #691 of 2679 by total reports (126) and #1022 of 1130 by death-coded share (1.6%). 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)
#691
This drug, reports of 2679
#1022
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. Doxycycline Hyclate has 126 reports now versus 124 in that prior snapshot: 2 more (1.6%).

Report change
+2
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: Doxycycline Hyclate's 1.6% 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.
126
Total Reports
2
Deaths Reported
1.6%
Death-coded share of reports

Active Ingredients

Doxycycline Hyclate

Administration Routes

UnknownOralOtherTopicalSublingualIntralesionalDentalPeriodontal

Species Affected

Unknown 65
Dog 53
Cat 5
Human 3

Most Affected Breeds

Unknown 68
Chihuahua 9
Domestic Shorthair 5
Retriever - Labrador 4
Retriever - Golden 3
Dachshund (unspecified) 3
Terrier - Jack Russell 3
Beagle 2
Shepherd Dog - German 2
Spaniel (unspecified) 2

Most Reported Reactions

Containers, Abnormal 11
Underfilling, Package 10
Uncoded sign 10
Underfilling, Container 10
Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in 'Neurological') 8
Gingival disorder 8
Gel/Paste, Abnormal 6
Device Defective NOS 6
Vomiting 5
Product syringe issue 4
Application site swelling 4
Facial swelling (see also 'Skin') 4

Outcome Breakdown

Ongoing
42 (67.7%)
Recovered/Normal
10 (16.1%)
Outcome Unknown
8 (12.9%)
Euthanized
1 (1.6%)
Died
1 (1.6%)

Doxycycline Hyclate: 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 Doxycycline Hyclate, 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 Doxycycline Hyclate (#691 of 2,679 by report volume); death-coded 1.6%. PlainBreed drug row · death-coded share stamp 1.6% · 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 →