Fenbendazol Block

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62 adverse event reports submitted to the FDA

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62
Total Reports
5
Deaths Reported
810.0%
Death Rate

Active Ingredients

Fenbendazol Block

Administration Routes

UnknownOral

Species Affected

Unknown 46
Cattle 15
Goat 1

Most Affected Breeds

Unknown 46
Cattle (other) 5
Crossbred Bovine/Cattle 3
Cattle (unknown) 2
Red Angus 2
Aberdeen Angus 2
Goat (unknown) 1
Brangus 1

Most Reported Reactions

Appearance, Abnormal 20
Product problem 19
UNPALATABLE 10
Product Defect, General 9
Underfilling, Container 5
Product label information incorrect 5
Uncoded sign 4
Death 4
Difficulty of Use 3
Containers, Damaged 3
Bloated 2
Lack of efficacy - NOS 2

Outcome Breakdown

Outcome Unknown
7 (38.9%)
Died
5 (27.8%)
Ongoing
4 (22.2%)
Recovered/Normal
2 (11.1%)

Data Summary

Metric Value
Total adverse event reports 62
Reports involving death 5
Case-fatality rate (reported events) 810.0%
Distinct species in reports 3
Distinct breeds in reports 8
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.

Fenbendazol Block Adverse Event Insights

The FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine database currently holds 62 adverse event reports referencing Fenbendazol Block, including 5 reports in which the animal died — a 810.0% case-fatality figure among reported events only, not a population-level mortality rate. Active ingredient on file: Fenbendazol Block. Reported administration routes include Unknown, Oral. 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 Fenbendazol Block reports are Unknown (46 reports), Cattle (15 reports), Goat (1 reports), with Unknown accounting for the largest share. Within those species, Unknown (46), Cattle (other) (5), Crossbred Bovine/Cattle (3) 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 Fenbendazol Block are Appearance, Abnormal (20), Product problem (19), UNPALATABLE (10), Product Defect, General (9). Of the 18 reports with a coded outcome, Outcome Unknown is the leading category at 38.9%. 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 Fenbendazol Block.

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