Drug profile

The FDA adverse-event record for Unspecified Famotidine

20 FDA reports name Unspecified Famotidine, a lower-volume drug in the CVM extract. Species, reactions, and outcomes follow.

#1823 of 2,679
by report volume (all drugs)
20
adverse-event reports
10.0%
death-coded share
Dog
most-reported species

Corpus placement

According to the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA adverse-event extract, Unspecified Famotidine ranks #1778 of 2679 by total reports (20). Death-coded-share rank requires at least 50 reports. 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)
#1778
This drug, reports of 2679

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. Unspecified Famotidine has 20 reports now versus 16 in that prior snapshot: 4 more (25.0%).

Report change
+4
Death-coded reports
+0
Death-coded share
−2.5 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 Unspecified Famotidine changes

Signature read: report volume at 20 is the most distinctive stamp on Unspecified Famotidine's FDA AER row.

Important: Adverse event reports do not establish that a drug caused or contributed to the event. Consult your veterinarian before making treatment decisions.
20
Total Reports
2
Deaths Reported
10.0%
Death-coded share of reports

Active Ingredients

Unspecified Famotidine

Administration Routes

UnknownOralSubcutaneous

Species Affected

Dog 18
Cat 2

Most Affected Breeds

Crossbred Canine/dog 4
Spaniel (unspecified) 3
Spitz - German Pomeranian 2
Retriever - Golden 1
Spaniel - Boykin 1
Cat (other) 1
Shepherd Dog - German 1
Terrier - Rat 1
Beagle 1
Terrier - Bull - American Pit 1

Most Reported Reactions

Intentional misuse 5
Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in Neurological) 4
Abnormal radiograph finding 4
Elevated cholesterol (total) 4
Tachycardia 3
Elevated serum alkaline phosphatase (ALP) 3
Neutropenia 3
Cloudy eye (for Miosis, Mydriasis, Anisocoria, Nystagmus - see Neurological) 3
Vomiting 3
Ataxia 2
Death by euthanasia 2
Breathing difficulty 2

Outcome Breakdown

Ongoing
14 (70.0%)
Recovered/Normal
4 (20.0%)
Euthanized
2 (10.0%)

Unspecified Famotidine: lower 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.

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 Unspecified Famotidine (#1823 of 2,679 by report volume); death-coded 10.0%. PlainBreed drug row · report volume stamp 20 · 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 →