Drug profile

The FDA adverse-event record for Pain Meds (Unknown)

155 FDA reports name Pain Meds (Unknown), a high-volume drug in the CVM extract. Species, reactions, and outcomes follow.

#617 of 2,679
by report volume (all drugs)
155
adverse-event reports
6.5%
death-coded share
Dog
most-reported species

Corpus placement

According to the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA adverse-event extract, Pain Meds (Unknown) ranks #614 of 2679 by total reports (155) and #718 of 1130 by death-coded share (6.5%). 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)
#614
This drug, reports of 2679
#718
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. Pain Meds (Unknown) has 155 reports now versus 150 in that prior snapshot: 5 more (3.3%).

Report change
+5
Death-coded reports
+0
Death-coded share
−0.2 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 Pain Meds (Unknown) changes

Signature read: 155 reports place Pain Meds (Unknown) in the upper third of FDA AER volume (#617 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.
155
Total Reports
10
Deaths Reported
6.5%
Death-coded share of reports

Active Ingredients

Pain Meds (Unknown)

Administration Routes

UnknownOralParenteralOtherIntravenousTopical

Species Affected

Dog 133
Cat 20
Human 2

Most Affected Breeds

Retriever - Labrador 15
Shih Tzu 9
Domestic Shorthair 9
Dachshund (unspecified) 7
Terrier - Yorkshire 7
Crossbred Canine/dog 7
Dog (unknown) 6
Chihuahua 6
Retriever - Golden 5
Pit Bull 5

Most Reported Reactions

Vomiting 36
Emesis 34
Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in 'Neurological') 24
Not eating 20
Lack of efficacy - NOS 14
Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in Neurological) 12
Behavioural disorder NOS 11
Diarrhoea 11
Lack of efficacy (ectoparasite) - flea 9
Pain NOS 9
Shaking 8
Dehydration 8

Outcome Breakdown

Recovered/Normal
59 (38.1%)
Outcome Unknown
40 (25.8%)
Ongoing
31 (20.0%)
Recovered with Sequela
15 (9.7%)
Euthanized
7 (4.5%)
Died
3 (1.9%)

Pain Meds (Unknown): high report volume 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 Pain Meds (Unknown), both floored at ≥50 reports so the neighborhoods stay in the advertised mass.

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 Pain Meds (Unknown) (#617 of 2,679 by report volume); death-coded 6.5%. PlainBreed drug row · report volume stamp 155 · 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 →