Drug profile

The FDA adverse-event record for Phenylpropanolamine (Unknown)

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

#696 of 2,679
by report volume (all drugs)
125
adverse-event reports
3.2%
death-coded share
Dog
most-reported species

Corpus placement

According to the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA adverse-event extract, Phenylpropanolamine (Unknown) ranks #696 of 2679 by total reports (125) and #899 of 1130 by death-coded share (3.2%). 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)
#696
This drug, reports of 2679
#899
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. Phenylpropanolamine (Unknown) has 125 reports now versus 121 in that prior snapshot: 4 more (3.3%).

Report change
+4
Death-coded reports
+0
Death-coded share
−0.1 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: Phenylpropanolamine (Unknown)'s 3.2% death-coded share is among the lowest 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.
125
Total Reports
4
Deaths Reported
3.2%
Death-coded share of reports

Active Ingredients

Phenylpropanolamine (Unknown)

Administration Routes

UnknownOral

Species Affected

Dog 125

Most Affected Breeds

Retriever - Labrador 21
Crossbred Canine/dog 6
Shepherd Dog - Australian 5
Doberman Pinscher 5
Shepherd Dog - German 4
Spaniel - Cocker American 3
Boxer (German Boxer) 3
Poodle (unspecified) 3
Terrier - Yorkshire 3
Pit Bull 3

Most Reported Reactions

Vomiting 31
Emesis 29
Diarrhoea 12
Not eating 8
Lack of efficacy - NOS 7
Other abnormal test result NOS 7
Lack of efficacy (endoparasite) - hookworm 7
Urinary incontinence 7
Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in 'Neurological') 6
Behavioural disorder NOS 5
Elevated creatinine 5
Hyperphosphataemia 5

Outcome Breakdown

Recovered/Normal
60 (48.0%)
Outcome Unknown
35 (28.0%)
Ongoing
23 (18.4%)
Euthanized
4 (3.2%)
Recovered with Sequela
3 (2.4%)

Phenylpropanolamine (Unknown): low 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 Phenylpropanolamine (Unknown), both floored at ≥50 reports so the neighborhoods stay in the advertised mass.

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other drugs by death-coded share (3.2% here), distinct from the volume row.

What to do with this drug

  • Compare Phenylpropanolamine (Unknown)'s report volume and death-coded share against similar drugs nationwide. See similar drugs
  • Read how death-coded share differs from a mortality rate before drawing conclusions. Understanding adverse events
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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 Phenylpropanolamine (Unknown) (#696 of 2,679 by report volume); death-coded 3.2%. PlainBreed drug row · death-coded share stamp 3.2% · vintage 2025.

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