Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for pharyngeal oedema

57 FDA reports name pharyngeal oedema, a lower-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 1224). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#1676 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
57
reports citing this reaction
31.6%
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. Pharyngeal oedema has 57 reports now versus 56 in that prior snapshot: 1 more (1.8%).

Report change
+1
Death-coded reports
+0
Death-coded share
−0.6 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 1224 VOL-LOW

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

  • VOL-LOW 57 reports
  • DEATH-HOT 31.6%
  • MID-PACK #1676/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Atrial fibrillation
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 26
  • DRUG-LEAD Cefovecin Sodium · 6
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Atrial fibrillation (±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.

Lower-volume neighbourhood around Pharyngeal oedema

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

Vomiting · highest174348Atrial fibrillation · near57Epistaxis (unilateral) · near57Eyelid lump · near57Lack of efficacy (bac… · near57Pharyngeal oedema · this rea…57Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Pharyngeal oedema

Pharyngeal oedema: high death-coded share in the FDA AER plate

Signature read: Pharyngeal oedema's 31.6% death-coded share is among the highest in the openFDA reaction corpus. Report volume is lower-third scale: 57 named reports in the openFDA extract. Death-coded share is upper-third: 18 of 57 reports (31.6% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Atrial fibrillation (±0 reports). Lead species Dog (26). Lead co-reported drug Cefovecin Sodium (6).

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 26
Cat 11
Horse 9
Human 9
Cattle 2

Breeds Most Affected

Unknown 9
Domestic Shorthair 4
Quarter Horse 3
Domestic (unspecified) 3
Spitz - German Pomeranian 3
Boxer (German Boxer) 3
Standardbred (unspecified) 2
Dog (unknown) 2
Bulldog 2
Cattle Dog - Australian (blue heeler, red heeler, Queensland cattledog) 2

Associated Drugs

Cefovecin Sodium 6
Moxidectin 4
Diphenhydramine Hcl 4
Ivermectin, Praziquantel 3
Imidacloprid + Moxidectin 3
Maropitant Citrate 3
Ceftiofur Crystalline Free Acid 3
Canine Adenovirus Type 2, Strain Manhattan, 12-13-76; Canine Distemper Virus, St 3
Dexamethasone 3
Maropitant 2
Acepromazine Maleate 2
Penicillin G Procaine 2
Selamectin 2
Pyrantel Pamoate (Pyrantel Embonate) 2
Rabies Virus, Kv 2
Ilunocitinib 2
Milbemycin Oxime, Praziquantel 2
Oclacitinib Maleate 2
Salicylic Acid, Disodium Edta,Docusate Sodium,Pcmx,L-Rhamnose,D-Galactose,D-Mannose,Fdc Blue 1 2
Canine Interleukin-31 Monoclonal Antibody 2

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Pharyngeal oedema, both floored at ≥50 reports so the neighborhoods stay in the advertised mass (the volume chart above is the unfloored photo-finish strip).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (31.6% 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 Pharyngeal oedema (#1676 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 31.6%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded share stamp 31.6% · 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 →