Drug profile

The FDA adverse-event record for Pentobarbital Sodium & Phenytoin Sodium

12 FDA reports name Pentobarbital Sodium & Phenytoin Sodium, a lower-volume drug in the CVM extract. Species, reactions, and outcomes follow.

#2378 of 2,679
by report volume (all drugs)
12
adverse-event reports
8.3%
death-coded share
Unknown
most-reported species
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Corpus placement

According to the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA adverse-event extract, Pentobarbital Sodium & Phenytoin Sodium ranks #2299 of 2679 by total reports (12). Death-coded-share rank requires at least 50 reports. 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)
#2299
This drug, reports of 2679

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. Pentobarbital Sodium & Phenytoin Sodium has 12 reports now versus 11 in that prior snapshot: 1 more (9.1%).

Report change
+1
Death-coded reports
+0
Death-coded share
−0.8 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.

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Signature read: 12 reports place Pentobarbital Sodium & Phenytoin Sodium in the lower third of FDA AER volume (#2378 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.
12
Total Reports
1
Deaths Reported
8.3%
Death-coded share of reports

Active Ingredients

Pentobarbital Sodium & Phenytoin Sodium

Administration Routes

Unknown

Species Affected

Unknown 8
Dog 2
Cat 1
Other 1

Most Affected Breeds

Unknown 11
Shepherd Dog - Australian 1

Most Reported Reactions

Lack of efficacy - NOS 3
Out of specification 3
Missing Labels 3
Death by euthanasia 1
Contamination, Foreign Object 1
Potency, Low 1

Outcome Breakdown

Outcome Unknown
3 (75.0%)
Euthanized
1 (25.0%)

Pentobarbital Sodium & Phenytoin Sodium: lower 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.

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 Pentobarbital Sodium & Phenytoin Sodium (#2378 of 2,679 by report volume); death-coded 8.3%. PlainBreed drug row · report volume stamp 12 · 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 →