Reaction profile
The FDA adverse-event record for drug dispensing error
255 FDA adverse-event reports reference drug dispensing error (VeDDRA 99822). Plate codes and volume neighbourhood below; species, breeds, and drugs follow.
- #927 of 2,481
- by report volume (all reactions)
- 255
- reports citing this reaction
- 8.2%
- 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. Drug dispensing error has 255 reports now versus 255 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.
Subscribe to Drug dispensing error changesFDA AER · VeDDRA plate
Code 99822 VOL-LOW
VOL-LOW · DEATH-PAR · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · SPECIES-DOG · DRUG-LEAD · DESK-WIDE · BOOK-FULL
- VOL-LOW 255 reports
- DEATH-PAR 8.2%
- MID-PACK #927/2481
- PHOTO-FINISH INEFFECTIVE, DELAYED…
- SPECIES-DOG Dog · 188
- DRUG-LEAD Milbemycin Oxime… · 74
- DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
- BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields
Nearest volume peer: INEFFECTIVE, DELAYED EFFECT (±0 reports)
Instrument codes from this reaction’s FDA CVM adverse-event extract: volume band, death-coded share, corpus rank, photo-finish peer, lead species, lead drug, breed desk, and book completeness. Not a clinical diagnosis.
Report-volume neighbourhood around Drug dispensing error
Highest and lowest poles plus nearest volume peers, not a full 2,500-reaction corpus board reprint.
What the FDA AER plate says about Drug dispensing error
Signature read: death-coded share at 8.2% is the most distinctive outcome stamp on Drug dispensing error. Report volume sits in the middle third of the reaction corpus. 21 of 255 reports were death-coded (8.2% of named reports, not a population mortality rate). Nearest volume peer: INEFFECTIVE, DELAYED EFFECT (±0 reports). Lead species Dog (188). Lead co-reported drug Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad (74).
Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, Lead co-reported drug Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad 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
Breeds Most Affected
Associated Drugs
Nationwide reactions with similar profiles
Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Drug dispensing error, 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 (255 here).
Similar death-coded share
Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (8.2% here), distinct from the volume row.
What to do with this reaction
- Compare Drug dispensing error's report profile against similar reactions nationwide. See similar reactions
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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
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