Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for phlebitis

24 FDA reports name phlebitis, a lower-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 241). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#2090 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
24
reports citing this reaction
12.5%
death-coded share
Dog
most-affected species
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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. Phlebitis has 24 reports now versus 23 in that prior snapshot: 1 more (4.3%).

Report change
+1
Death-coded reports
+0
Death-coded share
−0.5 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 241 VOL-TRACE

VOL-TRACE · DEATH-ELEV · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · SPECIES-DOG · DRUG-LEAD · DESK-WIDE · BOOK-FULL

  • VOL-TRACE 24 reports
  • DEATH-ELEV 12.5%
  • LOWER-Q #2090/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Acute pancreatitis
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 19
  • DRUG-LEAD Maropitant Citrate · 8
  • DESK-WIDE 19 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Acute pancreatitis (±0 reports)

Instrument codes from this reaction’s FDA CVM adverse-event extract: volume band, death-coded share, corpus rank, photo-finish peer, lead species, lead drug, breed desk, and book completeness. Not a clinical diagnosis.

Lower-volume neighbourhood around Phlebitis

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

Vomiting · highest174348Acute pancreatitis · near24Application site para… · near24Cardiac tamponade · near24Eyelid ptosis - neuro… · near24Phlebitis · this reaction24Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Phlebitis

What the FDA AER plate says about Phlebitis

Signature read: 24 reports place Phlebitis in the lower third of FDA AER volume (#2090 of 2,481). Report volume is lower-third scale: 24 named reports in the openFDA extract. 3 of 24 reports were death-coded (12.5% of named reports, not a population mortality rate). Nearest volume peer: Acute pancreatitis (±0 reports). Lead species Dog (19). Lead co-reported drug Maropitant Citrate (8).

Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, Lead co-reported drug Maropitant Citrate 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 19
Cat 3
Unknown 1
Horse 1

Breeds Most Affected

Retriever - Labrador 4
Crossbred Canine/dog 2
Dog (unknown) 2
Coonhound (unspecified) 1
Corgi - Welsh Pembroke 1
Unknown 1
Shih Tzu 1
Shepherd Dog - Australian 1
Shepherd Dog (unspecified) 1
Mountain Dog - Bernese 1

Associated Drugs

Maropitant Citrate 8
Carprofen 4
Metronidazole 4
Enrofloxacin 4
Meloxicam 4
Hydromorphone 4
Device: Catheter 3
Midazolam 3
Isoflurane 3
Ondansetron 3
Water, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Gluconate, Sodium Acetate, Potassium Chloride, Magnesium Chloride 3
Water, Sodium Chloride 3
Heparin 3
Fentanyl 3
Intravenous Catheter 3
Buprenorphine 3
Famotidine 2
Amoxicillin 2
Propofol 2
Milbemycin Oxime And Lufenuron 2

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 Phlebitis (#2090 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 12.5%. PlainBreed reaction plate · report volume stamp 24 · 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 →