Reaction profile

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

16,245 FDA reports name lack of efficacy (ectoparasite) - tick nos, a high-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 2658). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#24 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
16,245
reports citing this reaction
0.9%
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 (ectoparasite) - tick NOS has 16,245 reports now versus 15,922 in that prior snapshot: 323 more (2.0%).

Report change
+323
Death-coded reports
+2
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 2658 VOL-HIGH

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

  • VOL-HIGH 16,245 reports
  • DEATH-RARE 0.9%
  • TOP-DECILE #24/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Tablets, Abnormal
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 15,559
  • DRUG-LEAD Afoxolaner · 4,692
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Tablets, Abnormal (±57 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 - tick NOS

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

Vomiting · highest174348Pruritus · near17227Lack of efficacy (ect… · thi…16245Tablets, Abnormal · near16188Elevated alanine amin… · near15967Panting · near15046Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Lack of efficacy (ectoparasite) - tick NOS

Lack of efficacy (ectoparasite) - tick NOS: low death-coded share in the FDA AER plate

Signature read: 16,245 reports place Lack of efficacy (ectoparasite) - tick NOS in the upper third of FDA AER volume (#24 of 2,481). Report volume is upper-third scale: 16,245 named reports in the openFDA extract. Death-coded share is lower-third: 146 of 16,245 reports (0.9% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Tablets, Abnormal (±57 reports). Lead species Dog (15,559). Lead co-reported drug Afoxolaner (4,692).

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 15,559
Cat 646
Cattle 31
Unknown 3
Other Canids 2
Other 2
Marsupial 1
Deer 1

Breeds Most Affected

Retriever - Labrador 1,832
Dog (unknown) 1,443
Crossbred Canine/dog 1,370
Retriever - Golden 1,269
Shepherd Dog - German 779
Shepherd Dog - Australian 522
Beagle 375
Domestic Shorthair 350
Terrier - Yorkshire 341
Shih Tzu 331

Associated Drugs

Afoxolaner 4,692
Fluralaner 13.64% 12-Week Chew 3,002
Pyrantel Pamoate;Sarolaner 2,998
Fluralaner Chew Tablets 1,566
Sarolaner 1,212
Recombinant E. Coli Bl21;Recombinant E. Coli Ecl19 862
Lotilaner 827
Recombitek Lyme - 2126.R0 720
Selamectin 495
Fluralaner Spot-On Solution 446
Ivermectin + Pyrantel As Pamoate Salt 255
Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad 252
Milbemycin Oxime + Praziquantel 248
Recombinant E. Coli Bl21;Recombinant E. Coli Ecl19 211
Fluralaner 13.64% Chew Tablets 138
Fluralaner 5.46% 1-Month Chew 136
Selamectin;Sarolaner 130
Borrelia Burgdorferi Bacterin 123
Canine B Burgdorferi *2 Alu Kb 99
Imidacloprid, Flumethrin 92

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Lack of efficacy (ectoparasite) - tick 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 (16,245 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (0.9% 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 (ectoparasite) - tick NOS (#24 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 0.9%. PlainBreed reaction plate · report volume stamp 16,245 · vintage 2025.

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