Drug profile

The FDA adverse-event record for Moxidectin

46,778 FDA reports name Moxidectin, a high-volume drug in the CVM extract. Species, reactions, and outcomes follow.

#6 of 2,679
by report volume (all drugs)
46,778
adverse-event reports
3.5%
death-coded share
Dog
most-reported species

Corpus placement

According to the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA adverse-event extract, Moxidectin ranks #6 of 2679 by total reports (46,778) and #881 of 1130 by death-coded share (3.5%). 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)
#6
This drug, reports of 2679
#881
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. Moxidectin has 46,778 reports now versus 45,701 in that prior snapshot: 1,077 more (2.4%).

Report change
+1,077
Death-coded reports
+22
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 Moxidectin changes

Signature read: 46,778 reports place Moxidectin in the upper third of FDA AER volume (#6 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.
46,778
Total Reports
1,656
Deaths Reported
3.5%
Death-coded share of reports

Active Ingredients

Moxidectin

Administration Routes

SubcutaneousUnknownTopicalParenteralOralOtherSubconjunctivalIntramuscularOphthalmicIntradermal

Species Affected

Dog 42,409
Unknown 3,125
Cattle 789
Human 190
Horse 141
Goat 49
Sheep 40
Cat 9
Donkey 5
Other 4

Most Affected Breeds

Retriever - Labrador 5,785
Unknown 3,340
Terrier - Bull - American Pit 2,814
Crossbred Canine/dog 2,145
Chihuahua 1,765
Shepherd Dog - German 1,744
Retriever - Golden 1,613
Boxer (German Boxer) 1,467
Terrier - Yorkshire 1,194
Beagle 1,075

Most Reported Reactions

Lack of efficacy (endoparasite) - heartworm 9,377
Vomiting 8,333
Lack of efficacy (endoparasite) - hookworm 4,224
Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in 'Neurological') 3,738
Facial swelling (see also 'Skin') 3,671
Anaphylaxis 3,036
Hives (see also 'Skin') 2,675
Diarrhoea 2,643
Lack of efficacy (endoparasite) - roundworm NOS 1,853
Lack of efficacy (endoparasite) - NOS 1,703
INEFFECTIVE, HEARTWORM LARVAE 1,663
Pale mucous membrane 1,580

Outcome Breakdown

Ongoing
29,797 (69.7%)
Recovered/Normal
8,199 (19.2%)
Outcome Unknown
3,066 (7.2%)
Died
1,137 (2.7%)
Euthanized
532 (1.2%)
Recovered with Sequela
39 (0.1%)

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

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other drugs by death-coded share (3.5% here), distinct from the volume row.

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 Moxidectin (#6 of 2,679 by report volume); death-coded 3.5%. PlainBreed drug row · report volume stamp 46,778 · 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 →