Emodepside, Praziquantel

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305 adverse event reports submitted to the FDA

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305
Total Reports
20
Deaths Reported
660.0%
Death Rate

Active Ingredients

Emodepside, Praziquantel

Administration Routes

TopicalOralUnknownOther

Species Affected

Cat 299
Human 3
Unknown 2
Dog 1

Most Affected Breeds

Domestic (unspecified) 263
Cat (unknown) 18
Unknown 5
Himalayan 4
Siamese 4
Maine Coon 2
Manx 1
Ragdoll 1
Russian 1
Egyptian Mau 1

Most Reported Reactions

Application site alopecia 86
Hypersalivation 81
Depression 50
Vomiting 49
Anorexia 45
Ataxia 28
Application site pruritus 25
Trembling 21
Application site inflammation 21
Diarrhoea 18
Application site erythema 17
Death 15

Outcome Breakdown

Died
20 (87.0%)
Recovered/Normal
1 (4.3%)
Outcome Unknown
1 (4.3%)
Ongoing
1 (4.3%)

Data Summary

Metric Value
Total adverse event reports 305
Reports involving death 20
Case-fatality rate (reported events) 660.0%
Distinct species in reports 4
Distinct breeds in reports 15
Distinct reactions reported 20
Active ingredients on file 1

Source: FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine — Adverse Event Reporting (CVM AER). Counts reflect voluntary reports only.

Emodepside, Praziquantel Adverse Event Insights

The FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine database currently holds 305 adverse event reports referencing Emodepside, Praziquantel, including 20 reports in which the animal died — a 660.0% case-fatality figure among reported events only, not a population-level mortality rate. Active ingredient on file: Emodepside, Praziquantel. Reported administration routes include Topical, Oral, Unknown, Other. These numbers reflect voluntary submissions from pet owners, veterinarians, and manufacturers and therefore under-represent mild events and over-represent severe ones — a pattern the FDA has documented repeatedly for pharmacovigilance datasets.

The species most frequently named in Emodepside, Praziquantel reports are Cat (299 reports), Human (3 reports), Unknown (2 reports), with Cat accounting for the largest share. Within those species, Domestic (unspecified) (263), Cat (unknown) (18), Unknown (5) appear most often — though breed popularity and ownership density shape these counts as much as any drug-specific sensitivity. This distribution matters because the same active ingredient can behave very differently across body sizes, ages, and species physiology.

The most commonly reported clinical signs associated with Emodepside, Praziquantel are Application site alopecia (86), Hypersalivation (81), Depression (50), Vomiting (49). Of the 23 reports with a coded outcome, Died is the leading category at 87.0%. Because FDA adverse event data describes correlation rather than causation, these figures are best used to frame informed questions with a veterinarian and to compare reporting patterns across related products — not as a standalone safety verdict on Emodepside, Praziquantel.

Source: FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine — Adverse Event Reports FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine — Adverse Event Reports Data reflects voluntary submissions and may not represent actual incidence rates

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Data sourced from official AKC, AVMA, ACVO, and breed-club veterinary references. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBreed Editorial