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The FDA adverse-event record for Levamisole Hydrochloride;Doramectin

147 FDA reports name Levamisole Hydrochloride;Doramectin, a high-volume drug in the CVM extract. Species, reactions, and outcomes follow.

#638 of 2,679
by report volume (all drugs)
147
adverse-event reports
17.0%
death-coded share
Cattle
most-reported species

Corpus placement

According to the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA adverse-event extract, Levamisole Hydrochloride;Doramectin ranks #635 of 2679 by total reports (147) and #304 of 1130 by death-coded share (17.0%). 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)
#635
This drug, reports of 2679
#304
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. Levamisole Hydrochloride;Doramectin has 147 reports now versus 138 in that prior snapshot: 9 more (6.5%).

Report change
+9
Death-coded reports
+1
Death-coded share
−0.4 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 Levamisole Hydrochloride;Doramectin changes

Signature read: death-coded report count at 25 is the most distinctive stamp on Levamisole Hydrochloride;Doramectin'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.
147
Total Reports
25
Deaths Reported
17.0%
Death-coded share of reports

Active Ingredients

Levamisole Hydrochloride;Doramectin

Administration Routes

SubcutaneousUnknownRespiratory (Inhalation)Topical

Species Affected

Cattle 73
Unknown 63
Human 8
Goat 2
Pig 1

Most Affected Breeds

Unknown 71
Mixed (Cattle) 59
Aberdeen Angus 7
Goat (unknown) 2
Hereford cattle 2
Red Angus 1
Pig (unknown) 1
Charolais 1
Brangus 1
Holstein-Friesian also known as Holstein 1

Most Reported Reactions

Death 20
Injection site swelling 19
Closure, Abnormal 19
Inappropriate packaging or design 15
Product defect NOS 15
Closure, Missing 14
Lack of efficacy - NOS 13
Containers, Damaged 12
Injection site abscess 7
Containers, Abnormal 7
Intentional misuse 6
Necropsy performed 6

Outcome Breakdown

Outcome Unknown
47 (49.0%)
Died
24 (25.0%)
Recovered/Normal
15 (15.6%)
Ongoing
9 (9.4%)
Euthanized
1 (1.0%)

Levamisole Hydrochloride;Doramectin: high 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 Levamisole Hydrochloride;Doramectin, both floored at ≥50 reports so the neighborhoods stay in the advertised mass.

What to do with this drug

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Source: FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA Animal & Veterinary Adverse Events (CVM AER) · 2025

openFDA Animal & Veterinary Adverse Events (FDA CVM) for Levamisole Hydrochloride;Doramectin (#638 of 2,679 by report volume); death-coded 17.0%. PlainBreed drug row · death-coded report count stamp 25 · vintage 2025.

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