Miconazole Nitrate

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82 adverse event reports submitted to the FDA

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82
Total Reports
1
Deaths Reported
120.0%
Death Rate

Active Ingredients

Miconazole Nitrate

Administration Routes

UnknownTopicalAuricular (Otic)OralOphthalmic

Species Affected

Dog 37
Unknown 36
Cat 9

Most Affected Breeds

Unknown 40
Retriever - Golden 6
Retriever - Labrador 4
Domestic Shorthair 4
Spitz - German Pomeranian 3
Pug 3
Crossbred Canine/dog 3
Chihuahua 3
Domestic Longhair 2
Mountain Dog - Bernese 2

Most Reported Reactions

Diarrhoea 9
Product Defect, General 8
Vomiting 7
Other abnormal test result NOS 6
Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in Neurological) 6
Dermatitis 5
Elevated alanine aminotransferase (ALT) 5
Defect Unknown/Not Specified 4
Hypoproteinaemia 4
Leucopenia NOS 4
Emesis 3
Itching 3

Outcome Breakdown

Ongoing
15 (34.9%)
Recovered/Normal
13 (30.2%)
Outcome Unknown
13 (30.2%)
Recovered with Sequela
1 (2.3%)
Euthanized
1 (2.3%)

Data Summary

Metric Value
Total adverse event reports 82
Reports involving death 1
Case-fatality rate (reported events) 120.0%
Distinct species in reports 3
Distinct breeds in reports 20
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.

Miconazole Nitrate Adverse Event Insights

The FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine database currently holds 82 adverse event reports referencing Miconazole Nitrate, including 1 reports in which the animal died — a 120.0% case-fatality figure among reported events only, not a population-level mortality rate. Active ingredient on file: Miconazole Nitrate. Reported administration routes include Unknown, Topical, Auricular (Otic), Oral. 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 Miconazole Nitrate reports are Dog (37 reports), Unknown (36 reports), Cat (9 reports), with Dog accounting for the largest share. Within those species, Unknown (40), Retriever - Golden (6), Retriever - Labrador (4) 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 Miconazole Nitrate are Diarrhoea (9), Product Defect, General (8), Vomiting (7), Other abnormal test result NOS (6). Of the 43 reports with a coded outcome, Ongoing is the leading category at 34.9%. 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 Miconazole Nitrate.

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