Drug profile

The FDA adverse-event record for Profender

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

22
adverse-event reports
4.5%
death-coded share
Cat
most-reported species
5
Not eating - top reaction
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22
Total Reports
1
Deaths Reported
4.5%
Death Rate

Active Ingredients

Profender

Administration Routes

UnknownTopical

Species Affected

Cat 22

Most Affected Breeds

Domestic Shorthair 11
Domestic Longhair 4
Siamese 2
Domestic Mediumhair 2
Cat (unknown) 1
Ragdoll 1
Balinese 1

Most Reported Reactions

Not eating 5
Lack of efficacy (ectoparasite) - flea 4
Application site hair loss 4
Neutrophilia 3
Vocalisation 3
Diarrhoea 3
Seizure NOS 3
Vomiting 2
Tremor 2
Hyperglycaemia 2
Hypochloraemia 2
Anaemia NOS 2

Outcome Breakdown

Ongoing
13 (59.1%)
Outcome Unknown
4 (18.2%)
Recovered/Normal
4 (18.2%)
Euthanized
1 (4.5%)

Profender Adverse Event Insights

22 reports name Profender; 1 recorded a death outcome (4.5% of reported events, not a population-level mortality rate). Active ingredient: Profender. Administration routes: Unknown, Topical.

By species: Cat (22 reports). By breed: Domestic Shorthair (11), Domestic Longhair (4), Siamese (2).

Leading clinical signs: Not eating (5), Lack of efficacy (ectoparasite) - flea (4), Application site hair loss (4), Neutrophilia (3). Outcome, 22 coded reports: Ongoing leads at 59.1%.

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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