Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for anaphylaxis

6,311 FDA reports name anaphylaxis, a high-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 512). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#79 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
6,311
reports citing this reaction
15.4%
death-coded share
Dog
most-affected species

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. Anaphylaxis has 6,311 reports now versus 6,192 in that prior snapshot: 119 more (1.9%).

Report change
+119
Death-coded reports
+15
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 Anaphylaxis changes

FDA AER · VeDDRA plate

Code 512 VOL-HIGH

VOL-HIGH · DEATH-ELEV · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · SPECIES-DOG · DRUG-LEAD · DESK-WIDE · BOOK-FULL

  • VOL-HIGH 6,311 reports
  • DEATH-ELEV 15.4%
  • TOP-DECILE #79/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Weight gain
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 5,117
  • DRUG-LEAD Moxidectin · 3,036
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Weight gain (±29 reports)

Upper-third report volume drives the scale stamps on this plate; death-coded share and co-report peers follow. Not a clinical diagnosis.

High-volume neighbourhood around Anaphylaxis

Upper-third volume poles plus nearest peers, not a full reaction corpus board reprint.

Vomiting · highest174348Underfilling, Contain… · near6364Anaphylaxis · this reaction6311Weight gain · near6282Pale mucous membrane · near6258Not drinking · near6221Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Anaphylaxis

What the FDA AER plate says about Anaphylaxis

Signature read: 971 death-coded reports is a heavy tail count for Anaphylaxis in the CVM extract. Report volume is upper-third scale: 6,311 named reports in the openFDA extract. 971 of 6,311 reports were death-coded (15.4% of named reports, not a population mortality rate). Nearest volume peer: Weight gain (±29 reports). Lead species Dog (5,117). Lead co-reported drug Moxidectin (3,036).

Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, Lead co-reported drug Moxidectin appears in filings alongside this reaction; that is association, not causation. Browse the full reactions index or the about page for how PlainBreed frames FDA CVM extracts.

Species Most Affected

Dog 5,117
Cat 512
Cattle 352
Horse 186
Pig 85
Human 33
Sheep 11
Goat 5
Other 3
Other Deer 1

Breeds Most Affected

Terrier - Bull - American Pit 421
Retriever - Labrador 358
Boxer (German Boxer) 329
Crossbred Canine/dog 316
Chihuahua 264
Domestic Shorthair 249
Terrier - Yorkshire 247
Shih Tzu 175
Pug 148
Dachshund (unspecified) 141

Associated Drugs

Moxidectin 3,036
Maropitant Citrate 503
Leptospira Canicola L-15 Strain C-51;Leptospira Grippotyphosa 1550 Lot 10005 Str 431
Rabies Virus, 407
Bordetella Bronchiseptica 92B 012992-7 Strain Boehringer Ingelheim 317
Rabies Virus, Kv 304
Diphenhydramine Hcl 302
Dexamethasone 258
Cefovecin 224
Melarsomine Dihydrochloride 221
Diphenhydramine 171
Rabies Vaccine 158
Epinephrine 155
Anti-Il31 Mab Mcs Lot #1283563 148
Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate 130
Canine Parvovirus Strain Nl-35-D, P.35-D, 8-2-80;Canine Parainfluenza Virus, Str 126
Milbemycin Oxime + Praziquantel 111
Pyrantel Pamoate;Sarolaner 111
Cefovecin Sodium 110
Canine Adenovirus Type 2, Strain Manhattan, 12-13-76; Canine Distemper Virus, St 110

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Anaphylaxis, both floored at ≥50 reports so the neighborhoods stay in the advertised mass (the volume chart above is the unfloored photo-finish strip).

Similar report volume

Nearest other reactions by FDA report count (6,311 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (15.4% here), distinct from the volume row.

What to do with this reaction

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 Anaphylaxis (#79 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 15.4%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded report count stamp 971 · 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 →