Drug profile

The FDA adverse-event record for Milbemycin

6,389 FDA reports name Milbemycin, a high-volume drug in the CVM extract. Species, reactions, and outcomes follow.

#37 of 2,679
by report volume (all drugs)
6,389
adverse-event reports
1.7%
death-coded share
Dog
most-reported species

Corpus placement

According to the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA adverse-event extract, Milbemycin ranks #37 of 2679 by total reports (6,389) and #1009 of 1130 by death-coded share (1.7%). 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)
#37
This drug, reports of 2679
#1009
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. Milbemycin has 6,389 reports now versus 6,385 in that prior snapshot: 4 more (0.1%).

Report change
+4
Death-coded reports
+0
Death-coded share
−0.0 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 Milbemycin changes

Signature read: 6,389 reports place Milbemycin in the upper third of FDA AER volume (#37 of 2,679).

Important: Adverse event reports do not establish that a drug caused or contributed to the event. Consult your veterinarian before making treatment decisions.
6,389
Total Reports
110
Deaths Reported
1.7%
Death-coded share of reports

Active Ingredients

Milbemycin

Administration Routes

OralUnknownAuricular (Otic)Topical

Species Affected

Dog 6,051
Unknown 290
Cat 33
Human 14
Other 1

Most Affected Breeds

Crossbred Canine/dog 1,422
Retriever - Labrador 1,049
Shepherd Dog - German 306
Unknown 305
Retriever - Golden 249
Beagle 157
Boxer (German Boxer) 142
Dog (unknown) 140
Dachshund (unspecified) 130
Chihuahua 98

Most Reported Reactions

INEFFECTIVE, HEARTWORM LARVAE 2,776
Vomiting 809
INEFFECTIVE, ASCARIDS NOS 749
Lack of efficacy (endoparasite) - hookworm 638
Lack of efficacy (endoparasite) - whipworm 566
Diarrhoea 562
Depression 396
Anorexia 230
Underfilling, Package 176
Convulsion 125
Ataxia 83
Pruritus 70

Outcome Breakdown

Died
105 (54.4%)
Ongoing
53 (27.5%)
Recovered/Normal
13 (6.7%)
Outcome Unknown
13 (6.7%)
Euthanized
5 (2.6%)
Recovered with Sequela
4 (2.1%)

Milbemycin: low 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 Milbemycin, both floored at ≥50 reports so the neighborhoods stay in the advertised mass.

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 Milbemycin (#37 of 2,679 by report volume); death-coded 1.7%. PlainBreed drug row · report volume stamp 6,389 · 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 →