Drug profile

The FDA adverse-event record for Vitamin B-Complex

31 adverse-event reports submitted to the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine reference Vitamin B-Complex. Species, reactions, and outcomes follow.

#1439 of 2,679
by report volume (all drugs)
31
adverse-event reports
71.0%
death-coded share
Dog
most-reported species

Corpus placement

According to the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA adverse-event extract, Vitamin B-Complex ranks #1412 of 2679 by total reports (31). 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)
#1412
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. Vitamin B-Complex has 31 reports now versus 31 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.

Subscribe to Vitamin B-Complex changes

Signature read: Vitamin B-Complex's 71.0% death-coded share is among the highest 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.
31
Total Reports
22
Deaths Reported
71.0%
Death-coded share of reports

Active Ingredients

Vitamin B-Complex

Administration Routes

UnknownIntravenousSubcutaneous

Species Affected

Dog 15
Cat 15
Horse 1

Most Affected Breeds

Domestic Shorthair 11
Chihuahua 2
Boxer (German Boxer) 2
Terrier - Bull - American Pit 1
Maltese 1
Terrier (unspecified) 1
Retriever - Labrador 1
Terrier - Yorkshire 1
Domestic Longhair 1
Pinscher - Miniature 1

Most Reported Reactions

Anorexia 13
Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in 'Neurological') 12
Death 12
Vomiting 10
Other abnormal test result NOS 10
Death by euthanasia 10
Leucocytosis NOS 9
Elevated alanine aminotransferase (ALT) 8
Hyperphosphataemia 7
Anaemia NOS 6
Pale mucous membrane 6
Elevated serum alkaline phosphatase (SAP) 6

Outcome Breakdown

Died
13 (41.9%)
Euthanized
9 (29.0%)
Ongoing
7 (22.6%)
Recovered/Normal
1 (3.2%)
Outcome Unknown
1 (3.2%)

Vitamin B-Complex: high 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.

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 Vitamin B-Complex (#1439 of 2,679 by report volume); death-coded 71.0%. PlainBreed drug row · death-coded share stamp 71.0% · 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 →