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The FDA adverse-event record for Ear Cleansing Solution

87 FDA reports name Ear Cleansing Solution, a high-volume drug in the CVM extract. Species, reactions, and outcomes follow.

#837 of 2,679
by report volume (all drugs)
87
adverse-event reports
8.0%
death-coded share
Dog
most-reported species

Corpus placement

According to the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA adverse-event extract, Ear Cleansing Solution ranks #834 of 2679 by total reports (87) and #637 of 1130 by death-coded share (8.0%). 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)
#834
This drug, reports of 2679
#637
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. Ear Cleansing Solution has 87 reports now versus 87 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 Ear Cleansing Solution changes

Signature read: 87 reports place Ear Cleansing Solution in the upper third of FDA AER volume (#837 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.
87
Total Reports
7
Deaths Reported
8.0%
Death-coded share of reports

Active Ingredients

Ear Cleansing Solution

Administration Routes

Auricular (Otic)UnknownOtherTopical

Species Affected

Dog 73
Cat 14

Most Affected Breeds

Retriever - Labrador 11
Shepherd Dog - Australian 10
Domestic Shorthair 9
Boxer (German Boxer) 4
Chihuahua 4
Poodle - Standard 3
Maltese 3
Terrier (unspecified) 3
Persian 3
Poodle - Miniature 3

Most Reported Reactions

Lack of efficacy - NOS 20
Ataxia 12
Decreased appetite 11
Head tilt - ear disorder 10
Vomiting 10
Vestibular disorder NOS 10
Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in Neurological) 10
Behavioural disorder NOS 7
Ear discharge 7
Ear infection NOS 7
Ocular discharge 7
Circling - neurological disorder (see also Behavioural disorders) 7

Outcome Breakdown

Ongoing
35 (39.3%)
Outcome Unknown
35 (39.3%)
Recovered/Normal
10 (11.2%)
Died
4 (4.5%)
Euthanized
3 (3.4%)
Recovered with Sequela
2 (2.2%)

Ear Cleansing Solution: 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 Ear Cleansing Solution, both floored at ≥50 reports so the neighborhoods stay in the advertised mass.

What to do with this drug

  • Compare Ear Cleansing Solution'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 Ear Cleansing Solution (#837 of 2,679 by report volume); death-coded 8.0%. PlainBreed drug row · report volume stamp 87 · vintage 2025.

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