Drug profile

The FDA adverse-event record for Fipronil & S-Methoprene

112 FDA reports name Fipronil & S-Methoprene, a high-volume drug in the CVM extract. Species, reactions, and outcomes follow.

#735 of 2,679
by report volume (all drugs)
112
adverse-event reports
15.2%
death-coded share
Dog
most-reported species

Corpus placement

According to the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA adverse-event extract, Fipronil & S-Methoprene ranks #734 of 2679 by total reports (112) and #357 of 1130 by death-coded share (15.2%). 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)
#734
This drug, reports of 2679
#357
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 & S-Methoprene has 112 reports now versus 112 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: death-coded report count at 17 is the most distinctive stamp on Fipronil & S-Methoprene's FDA AER row.

Important: Adverse event reports do not establish that a drug caused or contributed to the event. Consult your veterinarian before making treatment decisions.
112
Total Reports
17
Deaths Reported
15.2%
Death-coded share of reports

Active Ingredients

Fipronil & S-Methoprene

Administration Routes

TopicalUnknown

Species Affected

Dog 80
Cat 32

Most Affected Breeds

Domestic Shorthair 22
Retriever - Labrador 13
Shepherd Dog - German 6
Terrier - Yorkshire 5
Shih Tzu 5
Shepherd Dog - Australian 4
Domestic Longhair 3
Retriever - Golden 3
Mixed (Cat) 2
Bichon Frise 2

Most Reported Reactions

Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in 'Neurological') 25
Vomiting 19
Other abnormal test result NOS 15
Seizure NOS 12
Death by euthanasia 11
Elevated alanine aminotransferase (ALT) 11
Anorexia 10
Elevated serum alkaline phosphatase (SAP) 9
Decreased appetite 8
Abnormal radiograph finding 8
Elevated total bilirubin 8
Diarrhoea 7

Outcome Breakdown

Ongoing
49 (43.4%)
Outcome Unknown
25 (22.1%)
Recovered/Normal
22 (19.5%)
Euthanized
10 (8.8%)
Died
7 (6.2%)

Fipronil & S-Methoprene: high report volume 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 & S-Methoprene, both floored at ≥50 reports so the neighborhoods stay in the advertised mass.

What to do with this drug

  • Compare Fipronil & S-Methoprene'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 & S-Methoprene (#735 of 2,679 by report volume); death-coded 15.2%. PlainBreed drug row · death-coded report count stamp 17 · vintage 2025.

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