Drug profile

The FDA adverse-event record for Orbifloxacin

480 FDA reports name Orbifloxacin, a high-volume drug in the CVM extract. Species, reactions, and outcomes follow.

#314 of 2,679
by report volume (all drugs)
480
adverse-event reports
17.1%
death-coded share
Cat
most-reported species

Corpus placement

According to the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA adverse-event extract, Orbifloxacin ranks #313 of 2679 by total reports (480) and #302 of 1130 by death-coded share (17.1%). 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)
#313
This drug, reports of 2679
#302
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. Orbifloxacin has 480 reports now versus 475 in that prior snapshot: 5 more (1.1%).

Report change
+5
Death-coded reports
+1
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 Orbifloxacin changes

Signature read: death-coded report count at 82 is the most distinctive stamp on Orbifloxacin's FDA AER row.

Important: Adverse event reports do not establish that a drug caused or contributed to the event. Consult your veterinarian before making treatment decisions.
480
Total Reports
82
Deaths Reported
17.1%
Death-coded share of reports

Active Ingredients

Orbifloxacin

Administration Routes

OralUnknownOphthalmicIntraocularAuricular (Otic)Intravenous

Species Affected

Cat 297
Unknown 89
Dog 88
Guinea Pig 2
Other 1
Human 1
Bobcat 1
Rabbit 1

Most Affected Breeds

Domestic (unspecified) 133
Unknown 94
Domestic Shorthair 88
Domestic Longhair 13
Maine Coon 10
Chihuahua 10
Crossbred Canine/dog 9
Siamese 9
Cat (unknown) 9
Persian 8

Most Reported Reactions

Vomiting 72
Anorexia 67
Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in 'Neurological') 43
Death 41
Death by euthanasia 40
Blindness 39
Ataxia 37
Vials, Damaged 35
Depression 35
Weight loss 31
Diarrhoea 26
Anaemia NOS 25

Outcome Breakdown

Ongoing
65 (28.0%)
Died
63 (27.2%)
Outcome Unknown
48 (20.7%)
Recovered/Normal
34 (14.7%)
Euthanized
19 (8.2%)
Recovered with Sequela
3 (1.3%)

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

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other drugs by death-coded share (17.1% 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 Orbifloxacin (#314 of 2,679 by report volume); death-coded 17.1%. PlainBreed drug row · death-coded report count stamp 82 · 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 →