Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for ineffective, ear mites

198 FDA adverse-event reports reference ineffective, ear mites (VeDDRA 99100). Plate codes and volume neighbourhood below; species, breeds, and drugs follow.

#1045 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
198
reports citing this reaction
0.0%
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. INEFFECTIVE, EAR MITES has 198 reports now versus 198 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 99100 VOL-LOW

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

  • VOL-LOW 198 reports
  • DEATH-RARE 0.0%
  • MID-PACK #1045/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Drowsiness - systemic…
  • SPECIES-CAT Cat · 151
  • DRUG-LEAD Selamectin · 102
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Drowsiness - systemic disorder (±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 INEFFECTIVE, EAR MITES

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

Vomiting · highest174348Drowsiness - systemic… · near198Duodenal ulcer · near198Haemolysis · near198INEFFECTIVE, EAR MITES · thi…198Stomach pain · near198Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around INEFFECTIVE, EAR MITES

INEFFECTIVE, EAR MITES: low death-coded share in the FDA AER plate

Signature read: INEFFECTIVE, EAR MITES's 0.0% 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: 0 of 198 reports (0.0% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Drowsiness - systemic disorder (±0 reports). Lead species Cat (151). Lead co-reported drug Selamectin (102).

Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, Lead co-reported drug Selamectin 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 151
Dog 45
Rabbit 1
Ferret 1

Breeds Most Affected

Domestic Shorthair 74
Cat (other) 40
Cat (unknown) 11
Domestic Mediumhair 7
Domestic Longhair 7
Shih Tzu 5
Maltese 5
Terrier - Yorkshire 4
Dog (unknown) 4
Retriever - Golden 4

Associated Drugs

Selamectin 102
Milbemycin Oxime 30
Imidacloprid + Moxidectin 29
Selamectin;Sarolaner 23
Fluralaner Spot-On Solution 6
Afoxolaner 4
Ivermectin 3
Fluralaner/Moxidectin Spot-On 3
Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad 2
Ivermecin 2
Tresaderm Dermatological Solution 1
Piperonyl Butoxide; Pyrethrin 1
Sd-Alcohol 40-2 + Lactic Acid + Benzoic Acid + Salicylic Acid 1
Anesthetic (Unknown) 1
Unspecified Anesthesia 1
Unspecified Ear Cleaner 1
Enalapril Maleate 1
Chlorphenamine 1
Cyproheptadine Hcl 1
Pyrantel Pamoate 1

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for INEFFECTIVE, EAR MITES, 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 (198 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (0.0% 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, EAR MITES (#1045 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 0.0%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded share stamp 0.0% · vintage 2025.

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