Drug profile

The FDA adverse-event record for Spinosad/Milbemycin Oxime

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

#451 of 2,679
by report volume (all drugs)
272
adverse-event reports
1.1%
death-coded share
Dog
most-reported species

Corpus placement

According to the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA adverse-event extract, Spinosad/Milbemycin Oxime ranks #450 of 2679 by total reports (272) and #1060 of 1130 by death-coded share (1.1%). 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)
#450
This drug, reports of 2679
#1060
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 Oxime has 272 reports now versus 271 in that prior snapshot: 1 more (0.4%).

Report change
+1
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: Spinosad/Milbemycin Oxime's 1.1% 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.
272
Total Reports
3
Deaths Reported
1.1%
Death-coded share of reports

Active Ingredients

Spinosad/Milbemycin Oxime

Administration Routes

OralUnknown

Species Affected

Dog 272

Most Affected Breeds

Retriever - Labrador 59
Crossbred Canine/dog 36
Shepherd Dog - German 14
Pit Bull 12
Boxer (German Boxer) 12
Retriever - Golden 11
Beagle 11
Chihuahua 8
Dachshund (unspecified) 6
Collie (unspecified) 5

Most Reported Reactions

INEFFECTIVE, HEARTWORM LARVAE 179
Lack of efficacy - NOS 28
Vomiting 17
Lack of efficacy (endoparasite) - heartworm 13
Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in 'Neurological') 11
Underdose 10
Diarrhoea 10
Lack of efficacy (heartworm) 10
Other abnormal test result NOS 8
Pruritus 7
Anorexia 6
Lack of efficacy (endoparasite) - tapeworm 5

Outcome Breakdown

Ongoing
120 (44.1%)
Outcome Unknown
101 (37.1%)
Recovered/Normal
46 (16.9%)
Died
3 (1.1%)
Recovered with Sequela
2 (0.7%)

Spinosad/Milbemycin Oxime: 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 Oxime, both floored at ≥50 reports so the neighborhoods stay in the advertised mass.

What to do with this drug

  • Compare Spinosad/Milbemycin Oxime'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 Spinosad/Milbemycin Oxime (#451 of 2,679 by report volume); death-coded 1.1%. PlainBreed drug row · death-coded share stamp 1.1% · 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 →