Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for central nervous system depression

55 FDA reports name central nervous system depression, a lower-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 628). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#1690 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
55
reports citing this reaction
43.6%
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. Central nervous system depression has 55 reports now versus 55 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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FDA AER · VeDDRA plate

Code 628 VOL-LOW

VOL-LOW · DEATH-HOT · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · SPECIES-DOG · DRUG-LEAD · DESK-WIDE · BOOK-FULL

  • VOL-LOW 55 reports
  • DEATH-HOT 43.6%
  • MID-PACK #1690/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Elevated red cell dis…
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 26
  • DRUG-LEAD Moxidectin · 6
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Elevated red cell distribution width (RDW) (±0 reports)

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

Lower-volume neighbourhood around Central nervous system depression

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

Vomiting · highest174348Central nervous syste… · thi…55Elevated red cell dis… · near55Insert, Abnormal · near55Oral abscess · near55Oral haemorrhage · near55Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Central nervous system depression

Central nervous system depression: high death-coded share in the FDA AER plate

Signature read: Central nervous system depression's 43.6% death-coded share is among the highest in the openFDA reaction corpus. Report volume is lower-third scale: 55 named reports in the openFDA extract. Death-coded share is upper-third: 24 of 55 reports (43.6% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Elevated red cell distribution width (RDW) (±0 reports). Lead species Dog (26). Lead co-reported drug Moxidectin (6).

Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, A high death-coded share in FDA filings does not prove causation; co-reporting is voluntary temporal association only. Browse the full reactions index or the about page for how PlainBreed frames FDA CVM extracts.

Species Most Affected

Dog 26
Cat 8
Horse 7
Chicken 5
Human 4
Other 3
Sheep 1
Alpaca 1

Breeds Most Affected

Unknown 8
Domestic Shorthair 5
Chicken (other) 5
Quarter Horse 3
Dog (other) 2
Boxer (German Boxer) 2
Retriever - Labrador 2
Cat (unknown) 2
Beagle 2
American Pit Bull Terrier 2

Associated Drugs

Moxidectin 6
Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad 4
Prednisone 4
Doxycycline 4
Ivermectin 3
Trilostane 3
Ceftiofur Crystalline Free Acid 3
Carprofen 3
Narasin + Nicarbazin 3
Intralipid Therapy 3
Cyclosporine A 2
Deracoxib 2
Fluralaner Chew Tablets 2
Ivermectin + Pyrantel 2
Gabapentin 2
Zoalene (3.5-Dinitro-O-Toluamide) 2
Frunevetmab 2
Verdinexor 2
Ivermectin(1%)/Clorsulon(10%) Injection 1
Desoxycorticosterone Pivalate 1

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Central nervous system depression, 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 (55 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (43.6% 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 Central nervous system depression (#1690 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 43.6%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded share stamp 43.6% · 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 →