Milbemycin Oxime Solution

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194 adverse event reports submitted to the FDA

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194
Total Reports
2
Deaths Reported
100.0%
Death Rate

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
Terrier - Boston 1
New Zealand White 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%)

Data Summary

Metric Value
Total adverse event reports 194
Reports involving death 2
Case-fatality rate (reported events) 100.0%
Distinct species in reports 4
Distinct breeds in reports 11
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.

Milbemycin Oxime Solution Adverse Event Insights

The FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine database currently holds 194 adverse event reports referencing Milbemycin Oxime Solution, including 2 reports in which the animal died — a 100.0% case-fatality figure among reported events only, not a population-level mortality rate. Active ingredient on file: Milbemycin Oxime Solution. Reported administration routes include Unknown, Auricular (Otic), Oral, Subcutaneous. 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 Milbemycin Oxime Solution reports are Unknown (169 reports), Cat (19 reports), Dog (5 reports), with Unknown accounting for the largest share. Within those species, Unknown (169), Domestic Shorthair (12), Cat (unknown) (3) 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 Milbemycin Oxime Solution are Uncoded sign (104), Tubes, Leaking (86), Underfilling, Tubes (57), Seal, Abnormal (26). Of the 26 reports with a coded outcome, Ongoing is the leading category at 38.5%. 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 Milbemycin Oxime Solution.

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