Drug profile

The FDA adverse-event record for Zoalene (3.5-Dinitro-O-Toluamide)

32 adverse-event reports submitted to the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine reference Zoalene (3.5-Dinitro-O-Toluamide). See the species affected, top reactions, and outcomes below.

32
adverse-event reports
84.4%
death-coded share
Chicken
most-reported species
24
Death - top reaction
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32
Total Reports
27
Deaths Reported
84.4%
Death Rate

Active Ingredients

Zoalene (3.5-Dinitro-O-Toluamide)

Administration Routes

Oral

Species Affected

Chicken 30
Turkey 2

Most Affected Breeds

Chicken (other) 28
Unknown 2
Mixed (Turkey) 1
Turkey (unknown) 1

Most Reported Reactions

Death 24
Lack of efficacy - NOS 14
Ataxia 3
Lack of efficacy (protozoa) - Coccidia 3
INEFFECTIVE, COCCIDIA 3
Unexplained death 2
Central nervous system depression 2
Somnolence 2
Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in 'Neurological') 2
Neuromuscular disorder NOS 1
NT - Abnormal necropsy finding NOS 1
Recumbency 1

Outcome Breakdown

Died
26 (68.4%)
Outcome Unknown
10 (26.3%)
Euthanized
1 (2.6%)
Recovered with Sequela
1 (2.6%)

Zoalene (3.5-Dinitro-O-Toluamide) Adverse Event Insights

32 reports name Zoalene (3.5-Dinitro-O-Toluamide); 27 recorded a death outcome (84.4% of reported events, not a population-level mortality rate). Active ingredient: Zoalene (3.5-Dinitro-O-Toluamide). Administration route: Oral.

By species: Chicken (30 reports), Turkey (2 reports). By breed: Chicken (other) (28), Unknown (2), Mixed (Turkey) (1).

Leading clinical signs: Death (24), Lack of efficacy - NOS (14), Ataxia (3), Lack of efficacy (protozoa) - Coccidia (3). Outcome, 38 coded reports: Died leads at 68.4%.

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.

Source: FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA Animal & Veterinary Adverse Events (CVM AER) · 2025

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