Drug profile

The FDA adverse-event record for Oxfendazole

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

#489 of 2,679
by report volume (all drugs)
241
adverse-event reports
60.6%
death-coded share
Cattle
most-reported species

Corpus placement

According to the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA adverse-event extract, Oxfendazole ranks #489 of 2679 by total reports (241) and #41 of 1130 by death-coded share (60.6%). 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)
#489
This drug, reports of 2679
#41
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. Oxfendazole has 241 reports now versus 238 in that prior snapshot: 3 more (1.3%).

Report change
+3
Death-coded reports
+3
Death-coded share
+0.5 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 Oxfendazole changes

Signature read: Oxfendazole's 60.6% death-coded share is among the highest 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.
241
Total Reports
146
Deaths Reported
60.6%
Death-coded share of reports

Active Ingredients

Oxfendazole

Administration Routes

OralUnknownOtherOropharyngealIntra-AmnioticTopical

Species Affected

Cattle 193
Unknown 25
Dog 15
Sheep 3
Goat 2
Human 2
Bison 1

Most Affected Breeds

Cattle (other) 115
Unknown 28
Crossbred Bovine/Cattle 27
Cattle (unknown) 20
Aberdeen Angus 16
Mixed (Cattle) 5
Holstein-Friesian also known as Holstein 4
Hereford cattle 3
Poodle - Standard 3
Beagle 2

Most Reported Reactions

Death 135
Lack of efficacy - NOS 61
Death by euthanasia 19
Lack of efficacy (bacteria) - NOS 19
CULTURE/TITER DATA ABNORMAL 12
Respiratory signs 11
NT - Abnormal necropsy finding NOS 11
Lack of efficacy (bacteria NOS) 11
Respiratory tract disorder NOS 10
Lack of efficacy (endoparasite) - NOS 10
Lack of efficacy (virus) - NOS 10
Necropsy performed 10

Outcome Breakdown

Died
144 (44.2%)
Outcome Unknown
85 (26.1%)
Ongoing
43 (13.2%)
Recovered/Normal
37 (11.3%)
Euthanized
13 (4.0%)
Recovered with Sequela
4 (1.2%)

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

Similar report volume

Nearest other drugs by FDA report count (241 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other drugs by death-coded share (60.6% 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 Oxfendazole (#489 of 2,679 by report volume); death-coded 60.6%. PlainBreed drug row · death-coded share stamp 60.6% · 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 →