Drug profile
The FDA adverse-event record for Flea And Tick Shampoo
156 adverse-event reports submitted to the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine reference Flea And Tick Shampoo. See the species affected, top reactions, and outcomes below.
- 156
- adverse-event reports
- 1.3%
- death-coded share
- Dog
- most-reported species
- 92
- Lack of efficacy (ectoparasite) - flea - top reaction
Active Ingredients
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Species Affected
Most Affected Breeds
Most Reported Reactions
Outcome Breakdown
Flea And Tick Shampoo Adverse Event Insights
156 reports name Flea And Tick Shampoo; 2 recorded a death outcome (1.3% of reported events, not a population-level mortality rate). Active ingredient: Flea And Tick Shampoo. Administration routes: Topical, Cutaneous, Unknown, Other.
By species: Dog (134 reports), Cat (22 reports). By breed: Chihuahua (18), Crossbred Canine/dog (13), Dog (unknown) (13).
Leading clinical signs: Lack of efficacy (ectoparasite) - flea (92), Lack of efficacy (flea) (30), Product label issues (16), Pruritus (10). Outcome, 156 coded reports: Outcome Unknown leads at 81.4%.
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.
Source: FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA Animal & Veterinary Adverse Events (CVM AER) · 2025
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