Reaction profile
The FDA adverse-event record for drug label confusion
254 FDA adverse-event reports reference drug label confusion (VeDDRA 3206). Plate codes and volume neighbourhood below; species, breeds, and drugs follow.
- #930 of 2,481
- by report volume (all reactions)
- 254
- reports citing this reaction
- 2.0%
- death-coded share
- Unknown
- 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 label confusion has 254 reports now versus 249 in that prior snapshot: 5 more (2.0%).
- Report change
- +5
- Death-coded reports
- +1
- Death-coded share
- +0.4 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 label confusion changesFDA AER · VeDDRA plate
Code 3206 VOL-LOW
VOL-LOW · DEATH-LOW · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · SPECIES-UNKNOWN · DRUG-LEAD · DESK-WIDE · BOOK-FULL
- VOL-LOW 254 reports
- DEATH-LOW 2.0%
- MID-PACK #930/2481
- PHOTO-FINISH Constricted pupils
- SPECIES-UNKNOWN Unknown · 172
- DRUG-LEAD Nitenpyram · 163
- DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
- BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields
Nearest volume peer: Constricted pupils (±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 label confusion
Highest and lowest poles plus nearest volume peers, not a full 2,500-reaction corpus board reprint.
Drug label confusion: low death-coded share in the FDA AER plate
Signature read: Drug label confusion's 2.0% death-coded share is among the lowest in the openFDA reaction corpus. Report volume sits in the middle third of the reaction corpus. Death-coded share is lower-third: 5 of 254 reports (2.0% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Constricted pupils (±0 reports). Lead species Unknown (172). Lead co-reported drug Nitenpyram (163).
Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, Lead co-reported drug Nitenpyram 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 label confusion, 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 (254 here).
Similar death-coded share
Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (2.0% here), distinct from the volume row.
What to do with this reaction
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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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