Drug profile

The FDA adverse-event record for Oxibendazole

14 adverse-event reports submitted to the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine reference Oxibendazole. See the species affected, top reactions, and outcomes below.

14
adverse-event reports
0.0%
death-coded share
Horse
most-reported species
4
Depression - top reaction
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14
Total Reports
0
Deaths Reported
0.0%
Death Rate

Active Ingredients

Oxibendazole

Administration Routes

OralUnknown

Species Affected

Horse 8
Unknown 5
Dog 1

Most Affected Breeds

Unknown 5
Horse (other) 3
Mixed (Horse) 2
Arab 1
Thoroughbred 1
Morgan 1
Greyhound 1

Most Reported Reactions

Depression 4
Diarrhoea 4
Anorexia 3
Fever 2
Gel/Paste, Abnormal 2
Abdominal pain 2
Pain NOS 2
Underfilling, Package 1
Loose stool 1
Underfilling, Tubes 1
Tachycardia 1
Flatulence 1

Outcome Breakdown

Outcome Unknown
1 (100.0%)

Oxibendazole Adverse Event Insights

14 reports name Oxibendazole; 0 recorded a death outcome (0.0% of reported events, not a population-level mortality rate). Active ingredient: Oxibendazole. Administration routes: Oral, Unknown.

By species: Horse (8 reports), Unknown (5 reports), Dog (1 reports). By breed: Unknown (5), Horse (other) (3), Mixed (Horse) (2).

Leading clinical signs: Depression (4), Diarrhoea (4), Anorexia (3), Fever (2). Outcome, 1 coded reports: Outcome Unknown leads at 100.0%.

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.

Source: FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA Animal & Veterinary Adverse Events (CVM AER) · 2025

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