Drug profile

The FDA adverse-event record for Thyroid Medication (Unknown)

398 FDA reports name Thyroid Medication (Unknown), a high-volume drug in the CVM extract. Species, reactions, and outcomes follow.

#353 of 2,679
by report volume (all drugs)
398
adverse-event reports
4.0%
death-coded share
Dog
most-reported species

Corpus placement

According to the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA adverse-event extract, Thyroid Medication (Unknown) ranks #351 of 2679 by total reports (398) and #844 of 1130 by death-coded share (4.0%). 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)
#351
This drug, reports of 2679
#844
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. Thyroid Medication (Unknown) has 398 reports now versus 393 in that prior snapshot: 5 more (1.3%).

Report change
+5
Death-coded reports
+0
Death-coded share
−0.1 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 Thyroid Medication (Unknown) changes

Signature read: 398 reports place Thyroid Medication (Unknown) in the upper third of FDA AER volume (#353 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.
398
Total Reports
16
Deaths Reported
4.0%
Death-coded share of reports

Active Ingredients

Thyroid Medication (Unknown)

Administration Routes

OralUnknownAuricular (Otic)TopicalTransdermalIntraocularParenteral

Species Affected

Dog 352
Cat 33
Human 10
Unknown 3

Most Affected Breeds

Retriever - Labrador 54
Retriever - Golden 25
Crossbred Canine/dog 18
Domestic Shorthair 17
Chihuahua 13
Spaniel - Cocker American 13
Unknown 13
Beagle 12
Terrier - Yorkshire 12
Boxer (German Boxer) 9

Most Reported Reactions

Emesis 89
Vomiting 76
Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in 'Neurological') 42
Lack of efficacy - NOS 41
Lack of efficacy (ectoparasite) - flea 35
Diarrhoea 35
Not eating 20
Behavioural disorder NOS 19
Other abnormal test result NOS 19
Weight loss 17
Decreased appetite 16
Panting 14

Outcome Breakdown

Recovered/Normal
177 (44.8%)
Outcome Unknown
115 (29.1%)
Ongoing
54 (13.7%)
Recovered with Sequela
33 (8.4%)
Euthanized
12 (3.0%)
Died
4 (1.0%)

Thyroid Medication (Unknown): 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 Thyroid Medication (Unknown), both floored at ≥50 reports so the neighborhoods stay in the advertised mass.

What to do with this drug

  • Compare Thyroid Medication (Unknown)'s report volume and death-coded share against similar drugs nationwide. See similar drugs
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Source: FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA Animal & Veterinary Adverse Events (CVM AER) · 2025

openFDA Animal & Veterinary Adverse Events (FDA CVM) for Thyroid Medication (Unknown) (#353 of 2,679 by report volume); death-coded 4.0%. PlainBreed drug row · report volume stamp 398 · vintage 2025.

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