Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for medication error nos

5,117 FDA reports name medication error nos, a high-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 2282). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#95 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
5,117
reports citing this reaction
5.2%
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. Medication error NOS has 5,117 reports now versus 4,373 in that prior snapshot: 744 more (17.0%).

Report change
+744
Death-coded reports
+32
Death-coded share
−0.2 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 2282 VOL-HIGH

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

  • VOL-HIGH 5,117 reports
  • DEATH-PAR 5.2%
  • TOP-DECILE #95/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Skin disorders NOS
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 4,359
  • DRUG-LEAD Pyrantel Pamoate;… · 1,528
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Skin disorders NOS (±69 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 Medication error NOS

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

Vomiting · highest174348Skin disorders NOS · near5186Medication error NOS · this …5117Hiding · near4988Abnormal ultrasound f… · near4860Deafness · near4836Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Medication error NOS

Medication error NOS: low death-coded share in the FDA AER plate

Signature read: 5,117 reports place Medication error NOS in the upper third of FDA AER volume (#95 of 2,481). Report volume is upper-third scale: 5,117 named reports in the openFDA extract. Death-coded share is lower-third: 267 of 5,117 reports (5.2% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Skin disorders NOS (±69 reports). Lead species Dog (4,359). Lead co-reported drug Pyrantel Pamoate;Sarolaner (1,528).

Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, Lead co-reported drug Pyrantel Pamoate;Sarolaner 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 4,359
Cat 555
Human 144
Horse 22
Cattle 13
Goat 6
Rabbit 3
Unknown 3
Chicken 3
Rat 2

Breeds Most Affected

Retriever - Labrador 628
Domestic Shorthair 337
Crossbred Canine/dog 330
Retriever - Golden 313
Shepherd Dog - German 225
Unknown 159
Dog (unknown) 139
Shepherd Dog - Australian 137
Chihuahua 131
Terrier - Bull - American Pit 123

Associated Drugs

Pyrantel Pamoate;Sarolaner 1,528
Moxidectin 1,320
Bedinvetmab 628
Oclacitinib Maleate 296
Recombinant E. Coli Bl21;Recombinant E. Coli Ecl19 295
Gabapentin 233
Carprofen 222
Maropitant Citrate 203
Frunevetmab 195
Fluralaner 13.64% 12-Week Chew 139
Fluralaner Spot-On Solution 121
Anti-Il31 Mab Mcs Lot #1283563 116
Sarolaner 112
Cefovecin 112
Prednisone 96
Insulin Injectable Vial 86
Doxycycline 68
Melarsomine Dihydrochloride 67
Fluralaner/Moxidectin Spot-On 64
Selamectin 62

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Medication error 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 (5,117 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (5.2% 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 Medication error NOS (#95 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 5.2%. PlainBreed reaction plate · report volume stamp 5,117 · vintage 2025.

Informational only. FDA adverse-event reports are voluntary and do not prove causation; consult a veterinarian before acting on them. Verify with FDA CVM →