Ivermectin 0.08% Oral Liquid

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37 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.
37
Total Reports
5
Deaths Reported
1350.0%
Death Rate

Active Ingredients

Ivermectin 0.08% Oral Liquid

Administration Routes

UnknownOralOphthalmic

Species Affected

Unknown 18
Sheep 12
Human 3
Dog 2
Goat 2

Most Affected Breeds

Unknown 21
Sheep (unknown) 12
Goat (unknown) 2
Dog (unknown) 1
Greyhound 1

Most Reported Reactions

Containers, Damaged 9
Digestive tract disorder NOS 6
Lack of efficacy (endoparasite) - roundworm NOS 6
Vials, Leaking 4
Death 4
Containers, Leaking 4
Uncoded sign 2
Labeled drug-species interaction 2
INEFFECTIVE, WORMS NOS 2
Apathy 2
Overdose 2
Closure, Abnormal 2

Outcome Breakdown

Outcome Unknown
12 (57.1%)
Died
4 (19.0%)
Recovered/Normal
3 (14.3%)
Ongoing
1 (4.8%)
Euthanized
1 (4.8%)

Data Summary

Metric Value
Total adverse event reports 37
Reports involving death 5
Case-fatality rate (reported events) 1350.0%
Distinct species in reports 5
Distinct breeds in reports 5
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.

Ivermectin 0.08% Oral Liquid Adverse Event Insights

The FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine database currently holds 37 adverse event reports referencing Ivermectin 0.08% Oral Liquid, including 5 reports in which the animal died — a 1350.0% case-fatality figure among reported events only, not a population-level mortality rate. Active ingredient on file: Ivermectin 0.08% Oral Liquid. Reported administration routes include Unknown, Oral, Ophthalmic. 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 Ivermectin 0.08% Oral Liquid reports are Unknown (18 reports), Sheep (12 reports), Human (3 reports), with Unknown accounting for the largest share. Within those species, Unknown (21), Sheep (unknown) (12), Goat (unknown) (2) 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 Ivermectin 0.08% Oral Liquid are Containers, Damaged (9), Digestive tract disorder NOS (6), Lack of efficacy (endoparasite) - roundworm NOS (6), Vials, Leaking (4). Of the 21 reports with a coded outcome, Outcome Unknown is the leading category at 57.1%. 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 Ivermectin 0.08% Oral Liquid.

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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