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The FDA adverse-event record for Febantel + Praziquantel + Pyrantel Pamoate

5,265 FDA reports name Febantel + Praziquantel + Pyrantel Pamoate, a high-volume drug in the CVM extract. Species, reactions, and outcomes follow.

#44 of 2,679
by report volume (all drugs)
5,265
adverse-event reports
2.0%
death-coded share
Dog
most-reported species

Corpus placement

According to the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA adverse-event extract, Febantel + Praziquantel + Pyrantel Pamoate ranks #44 of 2679 by total reports (5,265) and #984 of 1130 by death-coded share (2.0%). 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)
#44
This drug, reports of 2679
#984
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. Febantel + Praziquantel + Pyrantel Pamoate has 5,265 reports now versus 5,186 in that prior snapshot: 79 more (1.5%).

Report change
+79
Death-coded reports
+3
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: 5,265 reports place Febantel + Praziquantel + Pyrantel Pamoate in the upper third of FDA AER volume (#44 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.
5,265
Total Reports
107
Deaths Reported
2.0%
Death-coded share of reports

Active Ingredients

FebantelPraziquantelPyrantel Pamoate

Administration Routes

OralUnknownTopicalOther

Species Affected

Dog 4,918
Unknown 306
Cat 33
Cockatiel 4
Human 2
Crustacea 1
Other Birds 1

Most Affected Breeds

Retriever - Labrador 471
Dog (unknown) 340
Unknown 313
Crossbred Canine/dog 286
Chihuahua 282
Retriever - Golden 211
Shih Tzu 200
Terrier - Yorkshire 191
Pit Bull 190
Shepherd Dog - German 188

Most Reported Reactions

Vomiting 1,920
Emesis 606
Emesis (multiple) 585
Diarrhoea 509
Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in 'Neurological') 402
Lack of efficacy (endoparasite) - tapeworm 315
Overdose 256
Underdose 229
Anorexia 228
Lack of efficacy (endoparasite) - hookworm 228
Hyperactivity 208
Behavioural disorder NOS 191

Outcome Breakdown

Recovered/Normal
2,701 (54.4%)
Outcome Unknown
1,882 (37.9%)
Ongoing
270 (5.4%)
Died
84 (1.7%)
Euthanized
23 (0.5%)
Recovered with Sequela
3 (0.1%)

Febantel + Praziquantel + Pyrantel Pamoate: 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 Febantel + Praziquantel + Pyrantel Pamoate, both floored at ≥50 reports so the neighborhoods stay in the advertised mass.

What to do with this drug

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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 Febantel + Praziquantel + Pyrantel Pamoate (#44 of 2,679 by report volume); death-coded 2.0%. PlainBreed drug row · report volume stamp 5,265 · 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 →