Firocoxib 0.82% Oral Paste

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67 adverse event reports submitted to the FDA

Important: Adverse event reports do not establish that a drug caused or contributed to the event. Consult your veterinarian before making treatment decisions.
67
Total Reports
2
Deaths Reported
300.0%
Death Rate

Active Ingredients

Firocoxib 0.82% Oral Paste

Administration Routes

UnknownOralOphthalmic

Species Affected

Unknown 35
Horse 31
Human 1

Most Affected Breeds

Unknown 37
Horse (unknown) 9
Quarter Horse 8
Thoroughbred 4
Appaloosa 1
Arab 1
Morgan 1
Tennessee Walking Horse 1
Miniature 1
Saddlebred - American 1

Most Reported Reactions

Uncoded sign 27
Containers, Abnormal 11
Product Defect, General 8
Other abnormal test result NOS 7
Odor, Abnormal 7
Locking Mechanism Abnormal 5
Diarrhoea 3
Tubes, Leaking 3
Containers, Damaged 2
Loose stool 2
Death 2
Musculoskeletal disorder NOS 2

Outcome Breakdown

Outcome Unknown
21 (65.6%)
Ongoing
5 (15.6%)
Recovered/Normal
4 (12.5%)
Died
2 (6.3%)

Data Summary

Metric Value
Total adverse event reports 67
Reports involving death 2
Case-fatality rate (reported events) 300.0%
Distinct species in reports 3
Distinct breeds in reports 13
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.

Firocoxib 0.82% Oral Paste Adverse Event Insights

The FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine database currently holds 67 adverse event reports referencing Firocoxib 0.82% Oral Paste, including 2 reports in which the animal died — a 300.0% case-fatality figure among reported events only, not a population-level mortality rate. Active ingredient on file: Firocoxib 0.82% Oral Paste. Reported administration routes include Unknown, Oral, Ophthalmic. 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 Firocoxib 0.82% Oral Paste reports are Unknown (35 reports), Horse (31 reports), Human (1 reports), with Unknown accounting for the largest share. Within those species, Unknown (37), Horse (unknown) (9), Quarter Horse (8) 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 Firocoxib 0.82% Oral Paste are Uncoded sign (27), Containers, Abnormal (11), Product Defect, General (8), Other abnormal test result NOS (7). Of the 32 reports with a coded outcome, Outcome Unknown is the leading category at 65.6%. 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 Firocoxib 0.82% Oral Paste.

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