Fenbendazol Pellets

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74 adverse event reports submitted to the FDA

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74
Total Reports
19
Deaths Reported
2570.0%
Death Rate

Active Ingredients

Fenbendazol Pellets

Administration Routes

OralUnknownTopical

Species Affected

Cattle 33
Unknown 17
Pig 14
Horse 4
Dog 3
Other Birds 1
Sheep 1
Human 1

Most Affected Breeds

Cattle (other) 19
Unknown 18
Pig (unknown) 9
Crossbred Porcine/Pig 3
Holstein-Friesian also known as Holstein 3
Crossbred Bovine/Cattle 3
Cattle (unspecified) 3
Cattle (unknown) 2
Horse (unknown) 1
Other Birds (other) 1

Most Reported Reactions

Death 15
Lack of efficacy (endoparasite) - NOS 12
Product Defect, General 6
Product problem 6
Appearance, Abnormal 6
Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in 'Neurological') 5
Defect Unknown/Not Specified 4
UNPALATABLE 4
Lack of efficacy - NOS 4
Contamination, Mold 4
Milk production decrease 3
Not eating 3

Outcome Breakdown

Outcome Unknown
19 (28.4%)
Died
17 (25.4%)
Recovered/Normal
16 (23.9%)
Ongoing
13 (19.4%)
Euthanized
2 (3.0%)

Data Summary

Metric Value
Total adverse event reports 74
Reports involving death 19
Case-fatality rate (reported events) 2570.0%
Distinct species in reports 8
Distinct breeds in reports 20
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 Pellets Adverse Event Insights

The FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine database currently holds 74 adverse event reports referencing Fenbendazol Pellets, including 19 reports in which the animal died — a 2570.0% case-fatality figure among reported events only, not a population-level mortality rate. Active ingredient on file: Fenbendazol Pellets. Reported administration routes include Oral, Unknown, Topical. 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 Pellets reports are Cattle (33 reports), Unknown (17 reports), Pig (14 reports), with Cattle accounting for the largest share. Within those species, Cattle (other) (19), Unknown (18), Pig (unknown) (9) 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 Pellets are Death (15), Lack of efficacy (endoparasite) - NOS (12), Product Defect, General (6), Product problem (6). Of the 67 reports with a coded outcome, Outcome Unknown is the leading category at 28.4%. 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 Pellets.

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