Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for myositis

171 FDA adverse-event reports reference myositis (VeDDRA 612). Plate codes and volume neighbourhood below; species, breeds, and drugs follow.

#1120 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
171
reports citing this reaction
39.8%
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. Myositis has 171 reports now versus 170 in that prior snapshot: 1 more (0.6%).

Report change
+1
Death-coded reports
+0
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.

Subscribe to Myositis changes

FDA AER · VeDDRA plate

Code 612 VOL-LOW

VOL-LOW · DEATH-HOT · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · SPECIES-DOG · DRUG-LEAD · DESK-WIDE · BOOK-FULL

  • VOL-LOW 171 reports
  • DEATH-HOT 39.8%
  • MID-PACK #1120/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Abrasion
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 92
  • DRUG-LEAD Dinoprost Trometh… · 41
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Abrasion (±0 reports)

Upper-third death-coded share drives the outcome stamps on this plate; volume band, corpus rank, and co-report peers follow. Not a clinical diagnosis.

Report-volume neighbourhood around Myositis

Highest and lowest poles plus nearest volume peers, not a full 2,500-reaction corpus board reprint.

Vomiting · highest174348Abrasion · near171Hypoxia · near171Myositis · this reaction171Piloerection · near171Defecation related to… · near170Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Myositis

Myositis: high death-coded share in the FDA AER plate

Signature read: Myositis's 39.8% death-coded share is among the highest in the openFDA reaction corpus. Report volume sits in the middle third of the reaction corpus. Death-coded share is upper-third: 68 of 171 reports (39.8% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Abrasion (±0 reports). Lead species Dog (92). Lead co-reported drug Dinoprost Tromethamine (41).

Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, A high death-coded share in FDA filings does not prove causation; co-reporting is voluntary temporal association only. Browse the full reactions index or the about page for how PlainBreed frames FDA CVM extracts.

Species Most Affected

Dog 92
Cattle 47
Horse 23
Cat 4
Pig 3
Turkey 1
Sheep 1

Breeds Most Affected

Holstein-Friesian also known as Holstein 25
Cattle (other) 14
Retriever - Golden 9
Crossbred Canine/dog 8
Retriever - Labrador 8
Quarter Horse 7
Thoroughbred 6
Mastiff 5
Shepherd Dog - German 5
Jersey 4

Associated Drugs

Dinoprost Tromethamine 41
Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad 15
Carprofen 9
Polysulfated Glycosaminoglycan 9
Oclacitinib Maleate 8
Meloxicam 8
Melarsomine Dihydrochloride 7
Clostridium Chauvoei, Strain F, Lot No. 2-84; Clostridium Novyi, 8296, Kb; Clost 7
Moxidectin 7
Prednisone 7
Gabapentin 6
Afoxolaner 6
Buprenorphine 6
Fluralaner Chew Tablets 5
Butorphanol 5
Pyrantel Pamoate;Sarolaner 5
Omeprazole 5
Dexmedetomidine Hydrochloride 4
Flunixin Meglumine Injectable 4
Neometeoryl Transruminal & Oral Solution 4

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Myositis, 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 (171 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (39.8% 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 Myositis (#1120 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 39.8%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded share stamp 39.8% · 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 →