Reaction profile
The FDA adverse-event record for lack of efficacy (protozoa) - nos
670 FDA reports name lack of efficacy (protozoa) - nos, a high-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 2655). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.
- #531 of 2,481
- by report volume (all reactions)
- 670
- reports citing this reaction
- 9.1%
- 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 (protozoa) - NOS has 670 reports now versus 668 in that prior snapshot: 2 more (0.3%).
- 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.
Subscribe to Lack of efficacy (protozoa) - NOS changesFDA AER · VeDDRA plate
Code 2655 VOL-MID
VOL-MID · DEATH-PAR · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · SPECIES-DOG · DRUG-LEAD · DESK-WIDE · BOOK-FULL
- VOL-MID 670 reports
- DEATH-PAR 9.1%
- UPPER-Q #531/2481
- PHOTO-FINISH Sedation prolonged
- SPECIES-DOG Dog · 500
- DRUG-LEAD Ivermectin + Pyra… · 163
- DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
- BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields
Nearest volume peer: Sedation prolonged (±0 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.
What the FDA AER plate says about Lack of efficacy (protozoa) - NOS
Signature read: 670 reports place Lack of efficacy (protozoa) - NOS in the upper third of FDA AER volume (#531 of 2,481). Report volume is upper-third scale: 670 named reports in the openFDA extract. 61 of 670 reports were death-coded (9.1% of named reports, not a population mortality rate). Nearest volume peer: Sedation prolonged (±0 reports). Lead species Dog (500). Lead co-reported drug Ivermectin + Pyrantel As Pamoate Salt (163).
Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, Lead co-reported drug Ivermectin + Pyrantel As Pamoate Salt 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
Breeds Most Affected
Associated Drugs
Nationwide reactions with similar profiles
Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Lack of efficacy (protozoa) - 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 (670 here).
Similar death-coded share
Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (9.1% here), distinct from the volume row.
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Source: FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA Animal & Veterinary Adverse Events (CVM AER) · 2025
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