Drug profile

The FDA adverse-event record for Epsiprantel

327 FDA reports name Epsiprantel, a high-volume drug in the CVM extract. Species, reactions, and outcomes follow.

#396 of 2,679
by report volume (all drugs)
327
adverse-event reports
4.6%
death-coded share
Dog
most-reported species

Corpus placement

According to the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA adverse-event extract, Epsiprantel ranks #396 of 2679 by total reports (327) and #808 of 1130 by death-coded share (4.6%). 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)
#396
This drug, reports of 2679
#808
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. Epsiprantel has 327 reports now versus 326 in that prior snapshot: 1 more (0.3%).

Report change
+1
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 Epsiprantel changes

Signature read: 327 reports place Epsiprantel in the upper third of FDA AER volume (#396 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.
327
Total Reports
15
Deaths Reported
4.6%
Death-coded share of reports

Active Ingredients

Epsiprantel

Administration Routes

OralUnknownParenteralOther

Species Affected

Dog 229
Cat 94
Unknown 3
Human 1

Most Affected Breeds

Domestic Shorthair 55
Retriever - Labrador 20
Crossbred Canine/dog 19
Retriever - Golden 14
Dog (unknown) 13
Chihuahua 12
Terrier - Yorkshire 9
Spitz - German Pomeranian 9
Cat (unknown) 8
Shih Tzu 7

Most Reported Reactions

Lack of efficacy (endoparasite) - tapeworm 157
Vomiting 59
Emesis 26
Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in 'Neurological') 23
Overdose 23
Lack of efficacy - NOS 19
Lack of efficacy (tapeworm) 19
Anorexia 18
Diarrhoea 16
Death 9
Lack of efficacy (ectoparasite) - flea 9
Ataxia 8

Outcome Breakdown

Ongoing
119 (40.6%)
Outcome Unknown
82 (28.0%)
Recovered/Normal
75 (25.6%)
Died
12 (4.1%)
Euthanized
3 (1.0%)
Recovered with Sequela
2 (0.7%)

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

Similar report volume

Nearest other drugs by FDA report count (327 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other drugs by death-coded share (4.6% here), distinct from the volume row.

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 Epsiprantel (#396 of 2,679 by report volume); death-coded 4.6%. PlainBreed drug row · report volume stamp 327 · 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 →