Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for ineffective, delayed effect

255 FDA adverse-event reports reference ineffective, delayed effect (VeDDRA 99097). Plate codes and volume neighbourhood below; species, breeds, and drugs follow.

#928 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
255
reports citing this reaction
53.7%
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. INEFFECTIVE, DELAYED EFFECT 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.

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FDA AER · VeDDRA plate

Code 99097 VOL-LOW

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

  • VOL-LOW 255 reports
  • DEATH-HOT 53.7%
  • MID-PACK #928/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Drug dispensing error
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 154
  • DRUG-LEAD Pentobarbital, Ph… · 64
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Drug dispensing error (±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 INEFFECTIVE, DELAYED EFFECT

Highest and lowest poles plus nearest volume peers, not a full 2,500-reaction corpus board reprint.

Vomiting · highest174348Drug dispensing error · near255INEFFECTIVE, DELAYED… · this…255Constricted pupils · near254Drug label confusion · near254Hearing affected · near254Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around INEFFECTIVE, DELAYED EFFECT

INEFFECTIVE, DELAYED EFFECT: high death-coded share in the FDA AER plate

Signature read: INEFFECTIVE, DELAYED EFFECT's 53.7% 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: 137 of 255 reports (53.7% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Drug dispensing error (±0 reports). Lead species Dog (154). Lead co-reported drug Pentobarbital, Phenytoin (64).

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 154
Cat 55
Horse 34
Unknown 4
Cattle 3
Goat 2
Rat 1
Other 1
Other Rodents 1

Breeds Most Affected

Dog (unknown) 44
Domestic Shorthair 19
Cat (unknown) 18
Mixed (Dog) 12
Retriever - Labrador 11
Domestic (unspecified) 9
Crossbred Canine/dog 8
Quarter Horse 8
Horse (unknown) 7
Retriever - Golden 6

Associated Drugs

Pentobarbital, Phenytoin 64
Pentobarbital Sodium + Phenytoin Sodium 34
Pentobarbital Sodium, Phenytoin Sodium 30
Dexmedetomidine Hydrochloride 25
Omeprazole 19
Atipamezole 8
Butorphanol 8
Pentobarbital/Phenytoin Inj 8
Ketamine Hydrochloride 7
Nitenpyram 7
Fluralaner 13.64% 12-Week Chew 7
Atipamezole Hydrochloride 5
Afoxolaner 5
Isoflurane 4
Ketamine 4
Dexmedetomidine 4
Pentobarbital + Phenytoin 3
Selamectin 3
Midazolam 3
Butorphanol Tartrate 2

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for INEFFECTIVE, DELAYED EFFECT, 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 (53.7% 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 INEFFECTIVE, DELAYED EFFECT (#928 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 53.7%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded share stamp 53.7% · 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 →