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The FDA adverse-event record for Fipronil 10%/S Methoprene 9% Spot On

1,431 FDA reports name Fipronil 10%/S Methoprene 9% Spot On, a high-volume drug in the CVM extract. Species, reactions, and outcomes follow.

#137 of 2,679
by report volume (all drugs)
1,431
adverse-event reports
1.6%
death-coded share
Dog
most-reported species

Corpus placement

According to the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA adverse-event extract, Fipronil 10%/S Methoprene 9% Spot On ranks #137 of 2679 by total reports (1,431) and #1021 of 1130 by death-coded share (1.6%). 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)
#137
This drug, reports of 2679
#1021
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. Fipronil 10%/S Methoprene 9% Spot On has 1,431 reports now versus 1,431 in that prior snapshot: 0 the same number of (0.0%).

Report change
+0
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.

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Signature read: 1,431 reports place Fipronil 10%/S Methoprene 9% Spot On in the upper third of FDA AER volume (#137 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.
1,431
Total Reports
23
Deaths Reported
1.6%
Death-coded share of reports

Active Ingredients

Fipronil 10%/S Methoprene 9% Spot On

Administration Routes

UnknownOtherTopicalOralSubcutaneousSublingualTransdermal

Species Affected

Dog 1,429
Human 1
Cat 1

Most Affected Breeds

Retriever - Labrador 151
Crossbred Canine/dog 90
Dog (unknown) 85
Retriever - Golden 73
Shih Tzu 69
Terrier - Yorkshire 55
Dog (other) 53
Chihuahua 48
Shepherd Dog - German 40
Maltese 30

Most Reported Reactions

Vomiting 326
Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in 'Neurological') 254
Lack of efficacy (ectoparasite) - flea 122
Behavioural disorder NOS 113
Diarrhoea 111
Seizure NOS 110
Skin disorders NOS 107
Lack of efficacy - NOS 61
Anorexia 50
Application site irritation 49
Pruritus 48
Scratching 46

Outcome Breakdown

Outcome Unknown
788 (55.0%)
Recovered/Normal
555 (38.7%)
Ongoing
64 (4.5%)
Euthanized
12 (0.8%)
Died
11 (0.8%)
Recovered with Sequela
3 (0.2%)

Fipronil 10%/S Methoprene 9% Spot On: 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 Fipronil 10%/S Methoprene 9% Spot On, both floored at ≥50 reports so the neighborhoods stay in the advertised mass.

Similar report volume

Nearest other drugs by FDA report count (1,431 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other drugs by death-coded share (1.6% here), distinct from the volume row.

What to do with this drug

  • Compare Fipronil 10%/S Methoprene 9% Spot On's report volume and death-coded share against similar drugs nationwide. See similar drugs
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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 Fipronil 10%/S Methoprene 9% Spot On (#137 of 2,679 by report volume); death-coded 1.6%. PlainBreed drug row · report volume stamp 1,431 · vintage 2025.

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