Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for lack of efficacy (bacteria) - nos

8,915 FDA reports name lack of efficacy (bacteria) - nos, a high-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 2648). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#50 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
8,915
reports citing this reaction
17.5%
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. Lack of efficacy (bacteria) - NOS has 8,813 reports now versus 8,774 in that prior snapshot: 39 more (0.4%).

Report change
+39
Death-coded reports
+3
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 2648 VOL-HIGH

VOL-HIGH · DEATH-ELEV · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · SPECIES-DOG · DRUG-LEAD · DESK-WIDE · BOOK-FULL

  • VOL-HIGH 8,915 reports
  • DEATH-ELEV 17.5%
  • TOP-DECILE #50/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Inappetence
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 6,274
  • DRUG-LEAD Afoxolaner · 2,611
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Inappetence (±154 reports)

Upper-third report volume drives the scale stamps on this plate; death-coded share and co-report peers follow. Not a clinical diagnosis.

High-volume neighbourhood around Lack of efficacy - NOS

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

Vomiting · highest174348Inappetence · near9069Lack of efficacy (bac… · thi…8915Facial swelling (see… · near8541Loose stool · near8484Product Defect, Gener… · near8459Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Lack of efficacy (bacteria) - NOS

What the FDA AER plate says about Lack of efficacy (bacteria) - NOS

Signature read: 1,558 death-coded reports is a heavy tail count for Lack of efficacy (bacteria) - NOS in the CVM extract. Report volume is upper-third scale: 8,915 named reports in the openFDA extract. 1,558 of 8,915 reports were death-coded (17.5% of named reports, not a population mortality rate). Nearest volume peer: Inappetence (±154 reports). Lead species Dog (6,274). Lead co-reported drug Afoxolaner (2,611).

Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, Lead co-reported drug Afoxolaner 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 6,274
Cattle 1,719
Cat 641
Pig 61
Horse 39
Chicken 25
Fish 22
Goat 7
Sheep 6
Turkey 5

Breeds Most Affected

Retriever - Labrador 843
Cattle (other) 622
Retriever - Golden 586
Crossbred Canine/dog 554
Dog (unknown) 410
Shepherd Dog - German 359
Holstein-Friesian also known as Holstein 309
Domestic Shorthair 266
Cattle (unknown) 226
Crossbred Bovine/Cattle 209

Associated Drugs

Afoxolaner 2,611
Pyrantel Pamoate;Sarolaner 962
Fluralaner 13.64% 12-Week Chew 864
Tulathromycin 638
Fluralaner Chew Tablets 608
Recombitek Lyme - 2126.R0 575
Cefovecin 500
Ceftiofur Crystalline Free Acid 341
Bovine Parainfluenza Virus 3 (Ts), Rlb103 (Nl-Bk-6), Mlv; Bovine Respiratory Syn 267
Sarolaner 206
Lotilaner 193
Cefovecin Sodium 189
Ivermectin + Pyrantel As Pamoate Salt 172
Bovine Parainfluenza Virus 3, Reisinger(Nl-Bk-6), Mlv; Bovine Respiratory Syncyt 162
Bovine Respiratory Syncytial Virus, 597-10 10Th Psg Strain 375; Bovine Viral Dia 139
Tildipirosin 119
Ceftiofur 116
Canine B Burgdorferi *2 Alu Kb 104
Genta/Posacon/Mometa Eardrops 103
Ceftiofur Hydrochloride 92

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Lack of efficacy (bacteria) - NOS, 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 (8,915 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (17.5% 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 Lack of efficacy (bacteria) - NOS (#50 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 17.5%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded report count stamp 1,558 · vintage 2025.

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