Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for product syringe issue

946 FDA adverse-event reports reference product syringe issue (VeDDRA 99860). See the species, breeds, and drugs most associated with it below.

946
reports citing this reaction
0.3%
death-coded share
Unknown
most-affected species
Meloxicam
most-associated drug
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946
Total Reports
3
Deaths
0.3%
Death Rate

Species Most Affected

Unknown 887
Cat 26
Human 12
Dog 11
Horse 6
Cattle 4

Breeds Most Affected

Unknown 899
Domestic Shorthair 9
Cat (unknown) 6
Dog (unknown) 5
Domestic (unspecified) 4
Domestic Longhair 4
Quarter Horse 3
Horse (unknown) 2
Cattle (unknown) 2
Crossbred Bovine/Cattle 1

Associated Drugs

Meloxicam 238
Cyclosporine 133
Sometribove 71
Hyaluronate Sodium 71
Eprinomectin + Esafoxolaner + Praziquantel 48
Capromorelin Tartrate 39
Lufenuron 28
Device: Syringe 23
Vetpen Starter Kit 22
Velagliflozin Proline Monohydrate 19
Sodium Hyaluronate 18
Omeprazole 17
Cyclosporine A 16
Metronidazole 16
Cephapirin Sodium 13
Itraconazole 12
Molidustat 12
Ivermectin 11
Praziquantel; Moxidectin 11
Dirlotapide 10

Product syringe issue Reaction Insights

946 reports name Product syringe issue; 3 recorded a death outcome (0.3% of reported events, not a population-level mortality rate). VeDDRA code: 99860.

By species: Unknown (887 reports), Cat (26 reports), Human (12 reports). By breed: Unknown (899), Domestic Shorthair (9), Cat (unknown) (6).

Most co-reported drugs: Meloxicam (238 reports), Cyclosporine (133 reports), Sometribove (71 reports), Hyaluronate Sodium (71 reports).

Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, co-reporting reflects temporal association captured in voluntary submissions, not proof that a drug caused this reaction. A widely-prescribed drug will rack up more raw co-reports at an identical true rate than a rarely-used one, so compare within similar-exposure products.

Source: FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA Animal & Veterinary Adverse Events (CVM AER) · 2025

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