Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for pain nos

6,477 FDA reports name pain nos, a high-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 1012). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#76 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
6,477
reports citing this reaction
17.4%
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. Pain NOS has 6,477 reports now versus 6,361 in that prior snapshot: 116 more (1.8%).

Report change
+116
Death-coded reports
+22
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.

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FDA AER · VeDDRA plate

Code 1012 VOL-HIGH

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

  • VOL-HIGH 6,477 reports
  • DEATH-ELEV 17.4%
  • TOP-DECILE #76/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Restlessness
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 5,445
  • DRUG-LEAD Milbemycin Oxime… · 628
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Restlessness (±10 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 Pain NOS

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

Vomiting · highest174348Pain NOS · this reaction6477Restlessness · near6467Underfilling, Contain… · near6364Anaphylaxis · near6311Weight gain · near6282Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Pain NOS

What the FDA AER plate says about Pain NOS

Signature read: 1,130 death-coded reports is a heavy tail count for Pain NOS in the CVM extract. Report volume is upper-third scale: 6,477 named reports in the openFDA extract. 1,130 of 6,477 reports were death-coded (17.4% of named reports, not a population mortality rate). Nearest volume peer: Restlessness (±10 reports). Lead species Dog (5,445). Lead co-reported drug Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad (628).

Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, Lead co-reported drug Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad 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 5,445
Cat 776
Horse 108
Human 88
Cattle 31
Pig 9
Goat 4
Sheep 3
Rat 3
Donkey 2

Breeds Most Affected

Retriever - Labrador 538
Crossbred Canine/dog 465
Domestic Shorthair 404
Chihuahua 298
Dog (unknown) 233
Shepherd Dog - German 186
Retriever - Golden 181
Boxer (German Boxer) 179
Shih Tzu 169
Pit Bull 166

Associated Drugs

Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad 628
Carprofen 568
Bedinvetmab 542
Gabapentin 517
Melarsomine Dihydrochloride 498
Maropitant Citrate 378
Melarsomine Dihydrochloride Injection 330
Prednisone 321
Moxidectin 309
Tigilanol Tiglate 293
Afoxolaner 237
Buprenorphine 228
Spinosad 201
Oclacitinib Maleate 188
Cefovecin 182
Famotidine 180
Ivermectin + Pyrantel As Pamoate Salt 174
Meloxicam 159
Tramadol 154
Selamectin 153

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Pain 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 (6,477 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (17.4% 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 Pain NOS (#76 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 17.4%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded report count stamp 1,130 · 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 →