Drug profile

The FDA adverse-event record for Ivermectin

11,814 FDA reports name Ivermectin, a high-volume drug in the CVM extract. Species, reactions, and outcomes follow.

#22 of 2,679
by report volume (all drugs)
11,814
adverse-event reports
5.4%
death-coded share
Dog
most-reported species

Corpus placement

According to the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA adverse-event extract, Ivermectin ranks #22 of 2679 by total reports (11,814) and #769 of 1130 by death-coded share (5.4%). 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)
#22
This drug, reports of 2679
#769
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. Ivermectin has 11,814 reports now versus 11,762 in that prior snapshot: 52 more (0.4%).

Report change
+52
Death-coded reports
+1
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.

Subscribe to Ivermectin changes

Signature read: 11,814 reports place Ivermectin in the upper third of FDA AER volume (#22 of 2,679).

Important: Adverse event reports do not establish that a drug caused or contributed to the event. Consult your veterinarian before making treatment decisions.
11,814
Total Reports
636
Deaths Reported
5.4%
Death-coded share of reports

Active Ingredients

Ivermectin

Administration Routes

OralUnknownTopicalSubcutaneousOtherAuricular (Otic)ParenteralIntramuscularOphthalmicIntradermal

Species Affected

Dog 9,431
Unknown 768
Cattle 684
Cat 398
Horse 203
Human 183
Sheep 34
Pig 25
Goat 21
Rabbit 9

Most Affected Breeds

Retriever - Labrador 1,313
Unknown 1,066
Crossbred Canine/dog 569
Shepherd Dog - German 424
Chihuahua 361
Retriever - Golden 299
Terrier - Yorkshire 296
Pit Bull 284
Boxer (German Boxer) 276
Shih Tzu 268

Most Reported Reactions

Lack of efficacy (endoparasite) - heartworm 1,772
Emesis 1,470
Vomiting 1,381
INEFFECTIVE, HEARTWORM LARVAE 966
Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in 'Neurological') 960
Ataxia 677
Lack of efficacy - NOS 571
Diarrhoea 540
Seizure NOS 464
Lack of efficacy (ectoparasite) - flea 426
Death 376
Other abnormal test result NOS 352

Outcome Breakdown

Recovered/Normal
3,487 (33.9%)
Outcome Unknown
3,108 (30.2%)
Ongoing
2,580 (25.1%)
Recovered with Sequela
455 (4.4%)
Died
446 (4.3%)
Euthanized
206 (2.0%)

Ivermectin: 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.

High-volume nationwide drug peers

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

What to do with this drug

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 Ivermectin (#22 of 2,679 by report volume); death-coded 5.4%. PlainBreed drug row · report volume stamp 11,814 · 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 →