Drug profile

The FDA adverse-event record for Laser Therapy

90 FDA reports name Laser Therapy, a high-volume drug in the CVM extract. Species, reactions, and outcomes follow.

#819 of 2,679
by report volume (all drugs)
90
adverse-event reports
14.4%
death-coded share
Dog
most-reported species

Corpus placement

According to the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA adverse-event extract, Laser Therapy ranks #817 of 2679 by total reports (90) and #387 of 1130 by death-coded share (14.4%). 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)
#817
This drug, reports of 2679
#387
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. Laser Therapy has 90 reports now versus 88 in that prior snapshot: 2 more (2.3%).

Report change
+2
Death-coded reports
+0
Death-coded share
−0.3 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 Laser Therapy changes

Signature read: death-coded report count at 13 is the most distinctive stamp on Laser Therapy's FDA AER row.

Important: Adverse event reports do not establish that a drug caused or contributed to the event. Consult your veterinarian before making treatment decisions.
90
Total Reports
13
Deaths Reported
14.4%
Death-coded share of reports

Active Ingredients

Laser Therapy

Administration Routes

UnknownTopicalOralOther

Species Affected

Dog 83
Cat 7

Most Affected Breeds

Shepherd Dog - German 13
Retriever - Labrador 12
Crossbred Canine/dog 4
Retriever - Golden 4
Rottweiler 3
Siberian Husky 3
Domestic Shorthair 2
Dalmatian 2
Chihuahua 2
Bulldog 2

Most Reported Reactions

Vomiting 13
Diarrhoea 13
Lack of efficacy - NOS 13
Behavioural disorder NOS 10
Death by euthanasia 9
Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in Neurological) 9
Other abnormal test result NOS 8
Anorexia 8
Reluctant to move 8
Low platelet count 8
Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in 'Neurological') 7
Ataxia 7

Outcome Breakdown

Ongoing
38 (42.2%)
Outcome Unknown
23 (25.6%)
Recovered/Normal
16 (17.8%)
Euthanized
9 (10.0%)
Died
4 (4.4%)

Laser Therapy: high report volume 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 Laser Therapy, both floored at ≥50 reports so the neighborhoods stay in the advertised mass.

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other drugs by death-coded share (14.4% here), distinct from the volume row.

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 Laser Therapy (#819 of 2,679 by report volume); death-coded 14.4%. PlainBreed drug row · death-coded report count stamp 13 · 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 →