Drug profile

The FDA adverse-event record for Terbinafine

94 FDA reports name Terbinafine, a high-volume drug in the CVM extract. Species, reactions, and outcomes follow.

#804 of 2,679
by report volume (all drugs)
94
adverse-event reports
7.4%
death-coded share
Dog
most-reported species

Corpus placement

According to the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA adverse-event extract, Terbinafine ranks #800 of 2679 by total reports (94) and #670 of 1130 by death-coded share (7.4%). 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)
#800
This drug, reports of 2679
#670
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. Terbinafine has 94 reports now versus 89 in that prior snapshot: 5 more (5.6%).

Report change
+5
Death-coded reports
+0
Death-coded share
−0.4 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 Terbinafine changes

Signature read: 94 reports place Terbinafine in the upper third of FDA AER volume (#804 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.
94
Total Reports
7
Deaths Reported
7.4%
Death-coded share of reports

Active Ingredients

Terbinafine

Administration Routes

OralUnknownTopicalAuricular (Otic)

Species Affected

Dog 80
Cat 14

Most Affected Breeds

Domestic Shorthair 9
Shih Tzu 8
Retriever - Labrador 7
Crossbred Canine/dog 5
Dog (unknown) 5
Terrier - Yorkshire 5
Shepherd Dog - German 4
Retriever - Golden 4
Pit Bull 4
Cattle Dog - Australian (blue heeler, red heeler, Queensland cattledog) 3

Most Reported Reactions

Vomiting 16
Lack of efficacy - NOS 14
Diarrhoea 9
Other abnormal test result NOS 9
Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in 'Neurological') 8
Not eating 8
Fungal skin infection NOS 8
Bacterial skin infection NOS 8
Weight loss 7
Elevated alanine aminotransferase (ALT) 7
Abnormal cytology 7
Pruritus 6

Outcome Breakdown

Ongoing
36 (38.3%)
Outcome Unknown
28 (29.8%)
Recovered/Normal
21 (22.3%)
Euthanized
6 (6.4%)
Recovered with Sequela
2 (2.1%)
Died
1 (1.1%)

Terbinafine: high report volume 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 Terbinafine, both floored at ≥50 reports so the neighborhoods stay in the advertised mass.

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other drugs by death-coded share (7.4% here), distinct from the volume row.

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 Terbinafine (#804 of 2,679 by report volume); death-coded 7.4%. PlainBreed drug row · report volume stamp 94 · 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 →