Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for application site swelling

764 FDA reports name application site swelling, a high-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 20). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#476 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
764
reports citing this reaction
0.9%
death-coded share
Horse
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. Application site swelling has 764 reports now versus 753 in that prior snapshot: 11 more (1.5%).

Report change
+11
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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FDA AER · VeDDRA plate

Code 20 VOL-MID

VOL-MID · DEATH-RARE · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · SPECIES-HORSE · DRUG-LEAD · DESK-WIDE · BOOK-FULL

  • VOL-MID 764 reports
  • DEATH-RARE 0.9%
  • UPPER-Q #476/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hypophosphataemia
  • SPECIES-HORSE Horse · 455
  • DRUG-LEAD Ivermectin, Prazi… · 186
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Hypophosphataemia (±0 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 Application site swelling

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

Vomiting · highest174348Application site swel… · thi…764Hypophosphataemia · near764Swollen eye · near763Colic · near762INEFFECTIVE, GASTRIC… · near762Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Application site swelling

Application site swelling: low death-coded share in the FDA AER plate

Signature read: Application site swelling's 0.9% death-coded share is among the lowest in the openFDA reaction corpus. Report volume is upper-third scale: 764 named reports in the openFDA extract. Death-coded share is lower-third: 7 of 764 reports (0.9% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Hypophosphataemia (±0 reports). Lead species Horse (455). Lead co-reported drug Ivermectin, Praziquantel (186).

Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, Lead co-reported drug Ivermectin, Praziquantel 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

Horse 455
Dog 178
Cat 98
Human 22
Donkey 4
Cattle 4
Unknown 2
Other 1

Breeds Most Affected

Horse (unknown) 127
Quarter Horse 79
Thoroughbred 62
Domestic Shorthair 58
Unknown 37
Arab 28
Retriever - Labrador 22
Crossbred Canine/dog 19
Paint 17
Crossbred Equine/horse 15

Associated Drugs

Ivermectin, Praziquantel 186
Ivermectin(1.55%)/Praziquantel(7.75%) Paste 181
Ivermectin + Praziquantel 59
Selamectin 39
Fluralaner Spot-On Solution 22
Melarsomine Dihydrochloride 19
Imidacloprid + Moxidectin 18
Selamectin;Sarolaner 18
Ivermectin/Praziquantel Paste 15
Genta/Posacon/Mometa Eardrops 13
Ivermectin 9
Carprofen 9
Mirtazapine 9
Emodepside + Praziquantel 8
Florfenicol/Terbinafine Hydrochloride/Mometasone Furoate 7
Enrofloxacin + Silver Sulfadiazine 5
Prednisone 5
Bupivacaine Lipsome Injectable Suspension 5
Gabapentin 5
Florfenicol + Mometasone Furoate + Terbinafine Hydrochloride 5

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Application site swelling, 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 (764 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (0.9% 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 Application site swelling (#476 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 0.9%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded share stamp 0.9% · 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 →