Drug profile

The FDA adverse-event record for Flunixin Meglumine Oral Paste

69 adverse-event reports submitted to the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine reference Flunixin Meglumine Oral Paste. Species, reactions, and outcomes follow.

#939 of 2,679
by report volume (all drugs)
69
adverse-event reports
1.4%
death-coded share
Unknown
most-reported species

Corpus placement

According to the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA adverse-event extract, Flunixin Meglumine Oral Paste ranks #937 of 2679 by total reports (69) and #1034 of 1130 by death-coded share (1.4%). 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)
#937
This drug, reports of 2679
#1034
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. Flunixin Meglumine Oral Paste has 69 reports now versus 65 in that prior snapshot: 4 more (6.2%).

Report change
+4
Death-coded reports
+0
Death-coded share
−0.1 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: Flunixin Meglumine Oral Paste's 1.4% death-coded share is among the lowest in the openFDA drug corpus.

Important: Adverse event reports do not establish that a drug caused or contributed to the event. Consult your veterinarian before making treatment decisions.
69
Total Reports
1
Deaths Reported
1.4%
Death-coded share of reports

Active Ingredients

Flunixin Meglumine Oral Paste

Administration Routes

UnknownOralTopical

Species Affected

Unknown 39
Horse 23
Dog 4
Human 2
Other Camelids 1

Most Affected Breeds

Unknown 42
Quarter Horse 3
Miniature 3
Warmblood (unspecified) 3
Paint 2
Crossbred Canine/dog 2
Hanovarian 2
Horse (unknown) 1
Shepherd Dog - German 1
Irish Hunter 1

Most Reported Reactions

Fever 9
Appearance, Abnormal 9
Product syringe issue 9
Product problem 7
Defect Unknown/Not Specified 6
Containers, Leaking 5
Containers, Damaged 5
Product defect, product difficult to use/handle (see also 'Drug device difficult to use/handle') 5
Tubes, Abnormal 4
Vomiting 4
Pale mucous membrane 3
Tubes, Leaking 3

Outcome Breakdown

Ongoing
14 (46.7%)
Recovered/Normal
10 (33.3%)
Outcome Unknown
4 (13.3%)
Recovered with Sequela
1 (3.3%)
Died
1 (3.3%)

Flunixin Meglumine Oral Paste: low death-coded share 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.

Nationwide drugs with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Flunixin Meglumine Oral Paste, both floored at ≥50 reports so the neighborhoods stay in the advertised mass.

What to do with this drug

  • Compare Flunixin Meglumine Oral Paste's report volume and death-coded share against similar drugs nationwide. See similar drugs
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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 Flunixin Meglumine Oral Paste (#939 of 2,679 by report volume); death-coded 1.4%. PlainBreed drug row · death-coded share stamp 1.4% · 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 →