Reaction profile
The FDA adverse-event record for medication error
1,235 FDA adverse-event reports reference medication error (VeDDRA 2282). See the species, breeds, and drugs most associated with it below.
- 1,235
- reports citing this reaction
- 3.9%
- death-coded share
- Dog
- most-affected species
- Fluralaner Spot-On Solution
- most-associated drug
Species Most Affected
Breeds Most Affected
Associated Drugs
Medication error Reaction Insights
1,235 reports name Medication error; 48 recorded a death outcome (3.9% of reported events, not a population-level mortality rate). VeDDRA code: 2282.
By species: Dog (817 reports), Human (195 reports), Cat (190 reports). By breed: Unknown (208), Crossbred Canine/dog (144), Domestic Shorthair (117).
Most co-reported drugs: Fluralaner Spot-On Solution (204 reports), Insulin Injectable Vial (152 reports), Fluralaner 13.64% 12-Week Chew (135 reports), Fluralaner Chew Tablets (124 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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