Flumethrin And Imidacloprid

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155 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.
155
Total Reports
8
Deaths Reported
520.0%
Death Rate

Active Ingredients

Flumethrin And Imidacloprid

Administration Routes

TopicalUnknownOtherOral

Species Affected

Dog 135
Cat 19
Other Canids 1

Most Affected Breeds

Retriever - Labrador 15
Domestic Shorthair 12
Shepherd Dog - Australian 8
Chihuahua 8
Shih Tzu 8
Siberian Husky 7
Terrier - Yorkshire 7
Shepherd Dog - German 7
Terrier - Bull - American Pit 6
Dog (unknown) 4

Most Reported Reactions

Vomiting 34
Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in 'Neurological') 27
Lack of efficacy (ectoparasite) - flea 17
Anorexia 15
Diarrhoea 14
Seizure NOS 9
Not eating 9
Lack of efficacy - NOS 8
INEFFECTIVE, LOSS OF EFFECT 7
Lack of efficacy (tick) 7
Pruritus 6
Other abnormal test result NOS 6

Outcome Breakdown

Ongoing
85 (54.8%)
Outcome Unknown
33 (21.3%)
Recovered/Normal
29 (18.7%)
Died
5 (3.2%)
Euthanized
3 (1.9%)

Data Summary

Metric Value
Total adverse event reports 155
Reports involving death 8
Case-fatality rate (reported events) 520.0%
Distinct species in reports 3
Distinct breeds in reports 20
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.

Flumethrin And Imidacloprid Adverse Event Insights

The FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine database currently holds 155 adverse event reports referencing Flumethrin And Imidacloprid, including 8 reports in which the animal died — a 520.0% case-fatality figure among reported events only, not a population-level mortality rate. Active ingredient on file: Flumethrin And Imidacloprid. Reported administration routes include Topical, Unknown, Other, Oral. 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 Flumethrin And Imidacloprid reports are Dog (135 reports), Cat (19 reports), Other Canids (1 reports), with Dog accounting for the largest share. Within those species, Retriever - Labrador (15), Domestic Shorthair (12), Shepherd Dog - Australian (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 Flumethrin And Imidacloprid are Vomiting (34), Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in 'Neurological') (27), Lack of efficacy (ectoparasite) - flea (17), Anorexia (15). Of the 155 reports with a coded outcome, Ongoing is the leading category at 54.8%. 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 Flumethrin And Imidacloprid.

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