Drug profile

The FDA adverse-event record for Spinosad, Milbemycin

3,647 FDA reports name Spinosad, Milbemycin, a high-volume drug in the CVM extract. Species, reactions, and outcomes follow.

#66 of 2,679
by report volume (all drugs)
3,647
adverse-event reports
1.9%
death-coded share
Dog
most-reported species

Corpus placement

According to the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA adverse-event extract, Spinosad, Milbemycin ranks #66 of 2679 by total reports (3,647) and #999 of 1130 by death-coded share (1.9%). 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)
#66
This drug, reports of 2679
#999
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. Spinosad, Milbemycin has 3,647 reports now versus 3,647 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.

Subscribe to Spinosad, Milbemycin changes

Signature read: 3,647 reports place Spinosad, Milbemycin in the upper third of FDA AER volume (#66 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.
3,647
Total Reports
68
Deaths Reported
1.9%
Death-coded share of reports

Active Ingredients

Spinosad, Milbemycin

Administration Routes

OralUnknownTopical

Species Affected

Dog 3,506
Unknown 127
Human 9
Cat 3
Other 2

Most Affected Breeds

Crossbred Canine/dog 720
Retriever - Labrador 248
Terrier - Yorkshire 171
Dog (unknown) 169
Unknown 138
Shih Tzu 136
Boxer (German Boxer) 136
Chihuahua 130
Dachshund (unspecified) 105
Poodle (unspecified) 98

Most Reported Reactions

Vomiting 2,279
Depression 635
Lack of efficacy (ectoparasite) - flea 253
Anorexia 236
Diarrhoea 207
Pruritus 173
UNPALATABLE 162
Accidental exposure 139
Trembling 122
Ataxia 108
Convulsion 105
Hypersalivation 72

Outcome Breakdown

Died
67 (62.0%)
Recovered/Normal
21 (19.4%)
Ongoing
8 (7.4%)
Outcome Unknown
8 (7.4%)
Recovered with Sequela
3 (2.8%)
Euthanized
1 (0.9%)

Spinosad, Milbemycin: 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 Spinosad, Milbemycin, 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 Spinosad, Milbemycin (#66 of 2,679 by report volume); death-coded 1.9%. PlainBreed drug row · report volume stamp 3,647 · 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 →