Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for drug administered at inappropriate site

1,237 FDA reports name drug administered at inappropriate site, a high-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 99816). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#331 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
1,237
reports citing this reaction
1.5%
death-coded share
Cat
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. Drug administered at inappropriate site has 1,237 reports now versus 1,187 in that prior snapshot: 50 more (4.2%).

Report change
+50
Death-coded reports
+0
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.

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FDA AER · VeDDRA plate

Code 99816 VOL-MID

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

  • VOL-MID 1,237 reports
  • DEATH-LOW 1.5%
  • UPPER-Q #331/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Flatulence
  • SPECIES-CAT Cat · 1,119
  • DRUG-LEAD Fluralaner Spot-O… · 960
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Flatulence (±1 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 Drug administered at inappropriate site

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

Vomiting · highest174348Sudden death · near1241Flatulence · near1238Drug administered at… · this…1237Medication error · near1235Pneumonia · near1230Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Drug administered at inappropriate site

Drug administered at inappropriate site: low death-coded share in the FDA AER plate

Signature read: 1,237 reports place Drug administered at inappropriate site in the upper third of FDA AER volume (#331 of 2,481). Report volume is upper-third scale: 1,237 named reports in the openFDA extract. Death-coded share is lower-third: 18 of 1,237 reports (1.5% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Flatulence (±1 reports). Lead species Cat (1,119). Lead co-reported drug Fluralaner Spot-On Solution (960).

Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, Lead co-reported drug Fluralaner Spot-On Solution 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

Cat 1,119
Dog 111
Cattle 4
Horse 1
Pig 1
Mouse 1

Breeds Most Affected

Domestic Shorthair 737
Domestic Longhair 96
Domestic Mediumhair 81
Cat (unknown) 59
Maine Coon 25
Siamese 23
Persian 15
Crossbred Feline/cat 13
American Shorthair 11
Pit Bull 9

Associated Drugs

Fluralaner Spot-On Solution 960
Fluralaner/Moxidectin Spot-On 109
Tigilanol Tiglate 32
Emodepside + Praziquantel 30
Imidacloprid + Moxidectin 23
Selamectin 20
Melarsomine Dihydrochloride 18
Selamectin;Sarolaner 13
Moxidectin 8
Insulin Injectable Vial 6
Eprinomectin + Esafoxolaner + Praziquantel 5
Eprinomectin + Praziquantel 4
Butorphanol 4
Feline Rcp Lv 3
Rabies In Hhh Adj Pfizer Kv 3
Felv Gp70 Carbomer Adj Kv 3
Fluralaner 13.64% 12-Week Chew 3
Antibiotic 2
Prednisone 2
Rabies Vaccine 2

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Drug administered at inappropriate site, 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 (1,237 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (1.5% 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 Drug administered at inappropriate site (#331 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 1.5%. PlainBreed reaction plate · report volume stamp 1,237 · 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 →