Reaction profile
The FDA adverse-event record for lack of efficacy (endoparasite) - heartworm
49,836 FDA adverse-event reports reference lack of efficacy (endoparasite) - heartworm (VeDDRA 2430). See the species, breeds, and drugs most associated with it below.
- 49,836
- reports citing this reaction
- 0.5%
- death-coded share
- Dog
- most-affected species
- Ivermectin + Pyrantel As Pamoate Salt
- most-associated drug
Species Most Affected
Breeds Most Affected
Associated Drugs
Lack of efficacy (endoparasite) - heartworm Reaction Insights
49,836 reports name Lack of efficacy (endoparasite) - heartworm; 245 recorded a death outcome (0.5% of reported events, not a population-level mortality rate). VeDDRA code: 2430.
By species: Dog (49,695 reports), Cat (132 reports), Other Canids (4 reports). By breed: Retriever - Labrador (10,134), Crossbred Canine/dog (4,990), Shepherd Dog - German (4,371).
Most co-reported drugs: Ivermectin + Pyrantel As Pamoate Salt (18,221 reports), Milbemycin Oxime + Praziquantel (9,737 reports), Moxidectin (8,728 reports), Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad (7,382 reports).
Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, co-reporting reflects temporal association captured in voluntary submissions, not proof that a drug caused this reaction. A widely-prescribed drug will rack up more raw co-reports at an identical true rate than a rarely-used one, so compare within similar-exposure products.
Source: FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA Animal & Veterinary Adverse Events (CVM AER) · 2025
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