Drug profile

The FDA adverse-event record for Unspecified Flea Prevention

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

#2666 of 2,679
by report volume (all drugs)
10
adverse-event reports
10.0%
death-coded share
Dog
most-reported species
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Corpus placement

According to the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA adverse-event extract, Unspecified Flea Prevention ranks #2536 of 2679 by total reports (10). 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)
#2536
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 Flea Prevention has 10 reports now versus 10 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.

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Signature read: 10 reports place Unspecified Flea Prevention in the lower third of FDA AER volume (#2666 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.
10
Total Reports
1
Deaths Reported
10.0%
Death-coded share of reports

Active Ingredients

Unspecified Flea Prevention

Administration Routes

UnknownTopical

Species Affected

Dog 7
Cat 3

Most Affected Breeds

Domestic Shorthair 2
Domestic Longhair 1
Shih Tzu 1
Dog (unknown) 1
Spitz - German Pomeranian 1
Retriever - Golden 1
Spaniel - Cocker American 1
Bulldog - English 1
Crossbred Canine/dog 1

Most Reported Reactions

Lack of efficacy (ectoparasite) - flea 5
Vomiting 1
Lack of efficacy (tapeworm) 1
Lack of efficacy (endoparasite) - tapeworm 1
Drug administration error 1
Skin haemorrhage NOS 1
Diarrhoea 1
Walking difficulty 1
Weight gain 1
Not eating 1
Inappropriate urination 1
Unresponsive to stimuli 1

Outcome Breakdown

Outcome Unknown
8 (80.0%)
Euthanized
1 (10.0%)
Ongoing
1 (10.0%)

Unspecified Flea Prevention: 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 Flea Prevention (#2666 of 2,679 by report volume); death-coded 10.0%. PlainBreed drug row · report volume stamp 10 · 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 →