Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for injection site fibrosis

59 FDA reports name injection site fibrosis, a lower-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 2008). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#1659 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
59
reports citing this reaction
1.7%
death-coded share
Horse
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. Injection site fibrosis has 59 reports now versus 59 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 2008 VOL-LOW

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

  • VOL-LOW 59 reports
  • DEATH-LOW 1.7%
  • MID-PACK #1659/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hypoaesthesia
  • SPECIES-HORSE Horse · 27
  • DRUG-LEAD Ceftiofur Crystal… · 30
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Hypoaesthesia (±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.

Lower-volume neighbourhood around Injection site fibrosis

Lower-third volume poles plus nearest peers, not a full reaction corpus board reprint.

Vomiting · highest174348Hypoaesthesia · near59Hyposensitivity to pa… · near59Injection site fibros… · thi…59Loss of smell · near59Low free thyroxine (F… · near59Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Injection site fibrosis

Injection site fibrosis: low death-coded share in the FDA AER plate

Signature read: 1 death-coded reports is a thin tail count for Injection site fibrosis in the CVM extract. Report volume is lower-third scale: 59 named reports in the openFDA extract. Death-coded share is lower-third: 1 of 59 reports (1.7% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Hypoaesthesia (±0 reports). Lead species Horse (27). Lead co-reported drug Ceftiofur Crystalline Free Acid (30).

Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, Lead co-reported drug Ceftiofur Crystalline Free Acid 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

Horse 27
Dog 23
Cattle 5
Cat 2
Donkey 1
Bat 1

Breeds Most Affected

Quarter Horse 8
Thoroughbred 7
Warmblood (unspecified) 4
Retriever - Labrador 3
Dog (unknown) 3
Shepherd Dog - Australian 3
Retriever - Golden 2
Domestic Shorthair 2
Horse (unknown) 2
Crossbred Equine/horse 2

Associated Drugs

Ceftiofur Crystalline Free Acid 30
Maropitant Citrate 6
Melarsomine Dihydrochloride 6
Tigilanol Tiglate 5
Moxidectin 4
Prednisone 4
Butorphanol 4
Diphenhydramine 4
Carprofen 3
Cefpodoxime Proxetil 2
Buprenorphine 2
Dexmedetomidine 2
Famotidine 2
Diazepam 2
Gabapentin 2
Enrofloxacin 1
Detomidine Hydrochloride 1
Dexmedetomidine Hydrochloride 1
Melarsomine Dihydrochloride Injection 1
Oxytetracycline 1

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Injection site fibrosis, 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 (59 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (1.7% 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 Injection site fibrosis (#1659 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 1.7%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded report count stamp 1 · 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 →