Drug profile

The FDA adverse-event record for Milbemycin Oxime Solution

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

#543 of 2,679
by report volume (all drugs)
194
adverse-event reports
1.0%
death-coded share
Unknown
most-reported species

Corpus placement

According to the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA adverse-event extract, Milbemycin Oxime Solution ranks #542 of 2679 by total reports (194) and #1070 of 1130 by death-coded share (1.0%). 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)
#542
This drug, reports of 2679
#1070
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 Oxime Solution has 194 reports now versus 194 in that prior snapshot: 0 the same number of (0.0%).

Report change
+0
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 Oxime Solution changes

Signature read: Milbemycin Oxime Solution's 1.0% death-coded share is among the lowest in the openFDA drug corpus.

Important: Adverse event reports do not establish that a drug caused or contributed to the event. Consult your veterinarian before making treatment decisions.
194
Total Reports
2
Deaths Reported
1.0%
Death-coded share of reports

Active Ingredients

Milbemycin Oxime Solution

Administration Routes

UnknownAuricular (Otic)OralSubcutaneous

Species Affected

Unknown 169
Cat 19
Dog 5
Rabbit 1

Most Affected Breeds

Unknown 169
Domestic Shorthair 12
Cat (unknown) 3
Domestic Longhair 2
Pinscher - Miniature 2
New Zealand White 1
Terrier - Boston 1
Boxer (German Boxer) 1
Shih Tzu 1
Siamese 1

Most Reported Reactions

Uncoded sign 104
Tubes, Leaking 86
Underfilling, Tubes 57
Seal, Abnormal 26
Tubes, Damaged 11
Tubes, Abnormal 11
Lack of efficacy (ectoparasite) - ear mite 9
Underfilling, Package 6
Caps, Abnormal 6
Lack of efficacy - NOS 6
Vials, Leaking 3
Otitis externa 2

Outcome Breakdown

Ongoing
10 (38.5%)
Outcome Unknown
8 (30.8%)
Recovered/Normal
6 (23.1%)
Died
1 (3.8%)
Euthanized
1 (3.8%)

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

Similar report volume

Nearest other drugs by FDA report count (194 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other drugs by death-coded share (1.0% here), distinct from the volume row.

What to do with this drug

  • Compare Milbemycin Oxime Solution's report volume and death-coded share against similar drugs nationwide. See similar drugs
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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 Oxime Solution (#543 of 2,679 by report volume); death-coded 1.0%. PlainBreed drug row · death-coded share stamp 1.0% · vintage 2025.

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