Drug profile

The FDA adverse-event record for Firocoxib 57 Mg Chewable

519 FDA reports name Firocoxib 57 Mg Chewable, a high-volume drug in the CVM extract. Species, reactions, and outcomes follow.

#298 of 2,679
by report volume (all drugs)
519
adverse-event reports
12.1%
death-coded share
Dog
most-reported species

Corpus placement

According to the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA adverse-event extract, Firocoxib 57 Mg Chewable ranks #298 of 2679 by total reports (519) and #452 of 1130 by death-coded share (12.1%). 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)
#298
This drug, reports of 2679
#452
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. Firocoxib 57 Mg Chewable has 519 reports now versus 519 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 63 is the most distinctive stamp on Firocoxib 57 Mg Chewable'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.
519
Total Reports
63
Deaths Reported
12.1%
Death-coded share of reports

Active Ingredients

Firocoxib 57 Mg Chewable

Administration Routes

OralUnknownSubcutaneousOther

Species Affected

Dog 368
Unknown 112
Horse 32
Cat 4
Human 3

Most Affected Breeds

Unknown 120
Crossbred Canine/dog 30
Dog (unknown) 23
Shih Tzu 20
Schnauzer - Miniature 14
Spaniel - Cocker American 14
Chihuahua 13
Dachshund (unspecified) 13
Terrier - Jack Russell 12
Pug 11

Most Reported Reactions

Vomiting 130
Other abnormal test result NOS 86
Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in 'Neurological') 66
Diarrhoea 49
Elevated blood urea nitrogen (BUN) 46
Anorexia 46
Elevated alanine aminotransferase (ALT) 35
Elevated creatinine 35
Death 33
Not eating 33
Elevated serum alkaline phosphatase (SAP) 30
Containers, Damaged 27

Outcome Breakdown

Outcome Unknown
206 (50.5%)
Recovered/Normal
92 (22.5%)
Ongoing
44 (10.8%)
Died
36 (8.8%)
Euthanized
27 (6.6%)
Recovered with Sequela
3 (0.7%)

Firocoxib 57 Mg Chewable: 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 Firocoxib 57 Mg Chewable, both floored at ≥50 reports so the neighborhoods stay in the advertised mass.

Similar report volume

Nearest other drugs by FDA report count (519 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other drugs by death-coded share (12.1% here), distinct from the volume row.

What to do with this drug

  • Compare Firocoxib 57 Mg Chewable's report volume and death-coded share against similar drugs nationwide. See similar drugs
  • Read how death-coded share differs from a mortality rate before drawing conclusions. Understanding adverse events
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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 Firocoxib 57 Mg Chewable (#298 of 2,679 by report volume); death-coded 12.1%. PlainBreed drug row · death-coded report count stamp 63 · vintage 2025.

Informational only. FDA adverse-event reports are voluntary and do not prove causation; consult a veterinarian before acting on them. Verify with FDA CVM →