Ivermectin + Praziquantel

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460 adverse event reports submitted to the FDA

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460
Total Reports
17
Deaths Reported
370.0%
Death Rate

Active Ingredients

IvermectinIvermectin + PraziquantelPraziquantel

Administration Routes

OralUnknown

Species Affected

Horse 365
Unknown 66
Dog 19
Donkey 5
Human 2
Cat 1
Rabbit 1
Llama 1

Most Affected Breeds

Quarter Horse 89
Unknown 72
Horse (unknown) 60
Thoroughbred 40
Horse (other) 40
Arab 18
Paint 17
Crossbred Equine/horse 14
Tennessee Walking Horse 13
Warmblood (unspecified) 8

Most Reported Reactions

Swollen mouth 73
Application site swelling 58
Oral swelling 55
Hypersalivation 53
Swollen lip (see also 'Skin') 45
Swollen tongue 44
Anorexia 33
Tongue protrusion 22
Drooling 21
Locking Mechanism Abnormal 19
Colic 18
Application site inflammation 17

Outcome Breakdown

Recovered/Normal
224 (55.7%)
Outcome Unknown
131 (32.6%)
Ongoing
29 (7.2%)
Died
12 (3.0%)
Euthanized
5 (1.2%)
Recovered with Sequela
1 (0.2%)

Data Summary

Metric Value
Total adverse event reports 460
Reports involving death 17
Case-fatality rate (reported events) 370.0%
Distinct species in reports 8
Distinct breeds in reports 20
Distinct reactions reported 20
Active ingredients on file 3

Source: FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine — Adverse Event Reporting (CVM AER). Counts reflect voluntary reports only.

Ivermectin + Praziquantel Adverse Event Insights

The FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine database currently holds 460 adverse event reports referencing Ivermectin + Praziquantel, including 17 reports in which the animal died — a 370.0% case-fatality figure among reported events only, not a population-level mortality rate. Active ingredients on file: Ivermectin, Ivermectin + Praziquantel, Praziquantel. Reported administration routes include Oral, Unknown. 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 + Praziquantel reports are Horse (365 reports), Unknown (66 reports), Dog (19 reports), with Horse accounting for the largest share. Within those species, Quarter Horse (89), Unknown (72), Horse (unknown) (60) 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 + Praziquantel are Swollen mouth (73), Application site swelling (58), Oral swelling (55), Hypersalivation (53). Of the 402 reports with a coded outcome, Recovered/Normal is the leading category at 55.7%. 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 + Praziquantel.

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