Flumethrin-Imidacloprid

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975 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.
975
Total Reports
40
Deaths Reported
410.0%
Death Rate

Active Ingredients

Flumethrin-Imidacloprid

Administration Routes

TopicalUnknownOralOther

Species Affected

Dog 613
Cat 361
Human 1

Most Affected Breeds

Domestic Shorthair 219
Retriever - Labrador 51
Domestic Longhair 48
Crossbred Canine/dog 40
Cat (unknown) 38
Terrier - Yorkshire 36
Dog (unknown) 35
Chihuahua 35
Shepherd Dog - German 32
Domestic Mediumhair 26

Most Reported Reactions

Lack of efficacy (ectoparasite) - flea 341
Pruritus 261
Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in 'Neurological') 132
Application site pruritus 122
Application site alopecia 119
Application site erythema 90
Behavioural disorder NOS 86
Anorexia 63
Vomiting 59
Application site lesion 55
Application site scab 49
Skin lesion NOS 46

Outcome Breakdown

Outcome Unknown
651 (66.8%)
Recovered/Normal
278 (28.5%)
Died
21 (2.2%)
Euthanized
19 (1.9%)
Ongoing
5 (0.5%)
Recovered with Sequela
1 (0.1%)

Data Summary

Metric Value
Total adverse event reports 975
Reports involving death 40
Case-fatality rate (reported events) 410.0%
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-Imidacloprid Adverse Event Insights

The FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine database currently holds 975 adverse event reports referencing Flumethrin-Imidacloprid, including 40 reports in which the animal died — a 410.0% case-fatality figure among reported events only, not a population-level mortality rate. Active ingredient on file: Flumethrin-Imidacloprid. Reported administration routes include Topical, Unknown, Oral, Other. 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-Imidacloprid reports are Dog (613 reports), Cat (361 reports), Human (1 reports), with Dog accounting for the largest share. Within those species, Domestic Shorthair (219), Retriever - Labrador (51), Domestic Longhair (48) 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-Imidacloprid are Lack of efficacy (ectoparasite) - flea (341), Pruritus (261), Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in 'Neurological') (132), Application site pruritus (122). Of the 975 reports with a coded outcome, Outcome Unknown is the leading category at 66.8%. 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-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