Drug profile

The FDA adverse-event record for Progesterone;Estradiol Benzoate

104 FDA reports name Progesterone;Estradiol Benzoate, a high-volume drug in the CVM extract. Species, reactions, and outcomes follow.

#767 of 2,679
by report volume (all drugs)
104
adverse-event reports
27.9%
death-coded share
Cattle
most-reported species

Corpus placement

According to the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA adverse-event extract, Progesterone;Estradiol Benzoate ranks #765 of 2679 by total reports (104) and #138 of 1130 by death-coded share (27.9%). 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)
#765
This drug, reports of 2679
#138
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. Progesterone;Estradiol Benzoate has 104 reports now versus 104 in that prior snapshot: 0 the same number of (0.0%).

Report change
+0
Death-coded reports
+0
Death-coded share
+0.0 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: Progesterone;Estradiol Benzoate's 27.9% death-coded share is among the highest 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.
104
Total Reports
29
Deaths Reported
27.9%
Death-coded share of reports

Active Ingredients

Progesterone;Estradiol Benzoate

Administration Routes

UnknownSubcutaneous

Species Affected

Cattle 74
Unknown 26
Human 3
Horse 1

Most Affected Breeds

Mixed (Cattle) 54
Unknown 29
Holstein-Friesian also known as Holstein 7
Aberdeen Angus 5
Crossbred Bovine/Cattle 2
Horse (unknown) 1
Gelbvieh 1
Charolais 1
Cattle (unknown) 1
Simbrah 1

Most Reported Reactions

Death 22
INEFFECTIVE, WEIGHT INC 16
Device Defective NOS 9
Implant, Abnormal 9
Underfilling, Container 8
Tablets, Abnormal 7
Anaphylactic-type reaction 6
Increased sexual interest 6
Lack of efficacy - NOS 6
Containers, Abnormal 5
Anaphylaxis 4
Found dead 3

Outcome Breakdown

Outcome Unknown
51 (56.0%)
Died
28 (30.8%)
Recovered/Normal
8 (8.8%)
Ongoing
3 (3.3%)
Euthanized
1 (1.1%)

Progesterone;Estradiol Benzoate: high 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 Progesterone;Estradiol Benzoate, both floored at ≥50 reports so the neighborhoods stay in the advertised mass.

What to do with this drug

  • Compare Progesterone;Estradiol Benzoate's report volume and death-coded share against similar drugs nationwide. See similar drugs
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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 Progesterone;Estradiol Benzoate (#767 of 2,679 by report volume); death-coded 27.9%. PlainBreed drug row · death-coded share stamp 27.9% · vintage 2025.

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