Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for injection site pruritus

213 FDA adverse-event reports reference injection site pruritus (VeDDRA 97). Plate codes and volume neighbourhood below; species, breeds, and drugs follow.

#997 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
213
reports citing this reaction
2.3%
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. Injection site pruritus has 213 reports now versus 211 in that prior snapshot: 2 more (0.9%).

Report change
+2
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 97 VOL-LOW

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

  • VOL-LOW 213 reports
  • DEATH-LOW 2.3%
  • MID-PACK #997/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Drug dose prescribing…
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 127
  • DRUG-LEAD Moxidectin · 43
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Drug dose prescribing error (±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 Injection site pruritus

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

Vomiting · highest174348Drug dose prescribing… · near213Ear twitching · near213Ileus · near213Injection site prurit… · thi…213Aspiration pneumonia · near212Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Injection site pruritus

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

Signature read: Injection site pruritus's 2.3% 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 213 reports (2.3% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Drug dose prescribing error (±0 reports). Lead species Dog (127). Lead co-reported drug Moxidectin (43).

Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, Lead co-reported drug Moxidectin 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

Dog 127
Cat 54
Human 14
Horse 10
Cattle 3
Rabbit 2
Mouse 1
Other Equids 1
Bat 1

Breeds Most Affected

Domestic Shorthair 26
Unknown 16
Domestic (unspecified) 13
Crossbred Canine/dog 12
Retriever - Golden 11
Retriever - Labrador 10
Beagle 7
Dog (unknown) 6
Domestic Mediumhair 6
Chihuahua 6

Associated Drugs

Moxidectin 43
Cefovecin 20
Frunevetmab 17
Carprofen 16
Bedinvetmab 14
Ceftiofur Crystalline Free Acid 10
Enrofloxacin 9
Meloxicam 9
Melarsomine Dihydrochloride Injection 9
Cefovecin Sodium 8
Praziquantel 8
Melarsomine Dihydrochloride 8
Diphenhydramine Hcl 7
Gabapentin 7
Selamectin 5
Canine Adenovirus Type 2, Strain Manhattan, 12-13-76; Canine Distemper Virus, St 5
Prednisone 5
Maropitant Citrate 5
Oclacitinib Maleate 5
Leptospira Canicola L-15 Strain C-51;Leptospira Grippotyphosa 1550 Lot 10005 Str 5

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Injection site pruritus, 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 (213 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (2.3% 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 pruritus (#997 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 2.3%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded share stamp 2.3% · 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 →