Reaction profile
The FDA adverse-event record for increased lung sounds
161 FDA adverse-event reports reference increased lung sounds (VeDDRA 2488). Plate codes and volume neighbourhood below; species, breeds, and drugs follow.
- #1148 of 2,481
- by report volume (all reactions)
- 161
- reports citing this reaction
- 39.1%
- 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. Increased lung sounds has 161 reports now versus 155 in that prior snapshot: 6 more (3.9%).
- Report change
- +6
- Death-coded reports
- +4
- Death-coded share
- +1.1 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.
Subscribe to Increased lung sounds changesFDA AER · VeDDRA plate
Code 2488 VOL-LOW
VOL-LOW · DEATH-HOT · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · SPECIES-DOG · DRUG-LEAD · DESK-WIDE · BOOK-FULL
- VOL-LOW 161 reports
- DEATH-HOT 39.1%
- MID-PACK #1148/2481
- PHOTO-FINISH Lack of efficacy
- SPECIES-DOG Dog · 124
- DRUG-LEAD Maropitant Citrate · 27
- DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
- BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields
Nearest volume peer: Lack of efficacy (±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.
Report-volume neighbourhood around Increased lung sounds
Highest and lowest poles plus nearest volume peers, not a full 2,500-reaction corpus board reprint.
Increased lung sounds: high death-coded share in the FDA AER plate
Signature read: Increased lung sounds's 39.1% death-coded share is among the highest in the openFDA reaction corpus. Report volume sits in the middle third of the reaction corpus. Death-coded share is upper-third: 63 of 161 reports (39.1% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Lack of efficacy (±0 reports). Lead species Dog (124). Lead co-reported drug Maropitant Citrate (27).
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
Breeds Most Affected
Associated Drugs
Nationwide reactions with similar profiles
Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Increased lung sounds, 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 (161 here).
Similar death-coded share
Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (39.1% here), distinct from the volume row.
What to do with this reaction
- Compare Increased lung sounds'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
Informational only. FDA adverse-event reports are voluntary and do not prove causation; consult a veterinarian before acting on them. Verify with FDA CVM →