Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for sterile

16 FDA reports name sterile, a lower-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 1790). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#2288 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
16
reports citing this reaction
0.0%
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. Sterile has 16 reports now versus 16 in that prior snapshot: 0 the same number of (0.0%).

Report change
+0
Death-coded reports
+0
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 1790 VOL-TRACE

VOL-TRACE · DEATH-RARE · BOTTOM-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · SPECIES-DOG · DRUG-LEAD · DESK-WIDE · BOOK-FULL

  • VOL-TRACE 16 reports
  • DEATH-RARE 0.0%
  • BOTTOM-DECILE #2288/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Abdominal transudate
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 12
  • DRUG-LEAD Fluralaner Chew T… · 6
  • DESK-WIDE 10 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Abdominal transudate (±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 Sterile

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

Vomiting · highest174348Abdominal transudate · near16Abnormal rectal palpa… · near16AMMONIA INCREASED, BL… · near16Application site gran… · near16Sterile · this reaction16Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Sterile

Sterile: low death-coded share in the FDA AER plate

Signature read: Sterile's 0.0% death-coded share is among the lowest in the openFDA reaction corpus. Report volume is lower-third scale: 16 named reports in the openFDA extract. Death-coded share is lower-third: 0 of 16 reports (0.0% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Abdominal transudate (±0 reports). Lead species Dog (12). Lead co-reported drug Fluralaner Chew Tablets (6).

Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, Lead co-reported drug Fluralaner Chew Tablets 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 12
Goat 2
Cattle 1
Sheep 1

Breeds Most Affected

Terrier - Irish Soft-coated Wheaten 3
Spitz - German Pomeranian 3
Retriever - Labrador 2
Goat (unknown) 2
Basset - Griffon Vendeen (unspecified) 1
Doberman Pinscher 1
Pinscher - Miniature 1
Charolais 1
Sheep (unknown) 1
Poodle - Miniature 1

Associated Drugs

Fluralaner Chew Tablets 6
Florfenicol Inj Sol 30% W Pg 3
Spinosad 2
Oxytetracycline Injection 2
Heartworm Prevention (Unknown) 1
Afoxolaner 1
Ivermectin + Pyrantel As Pamoate Salt 1
Afoxolaner 2.27% Chewable Tablet (28.3 Mg) 1
Eprinomectin 5% Injection 1
Merial La Polypropylene Syringe 1
Bromelains + Pancrelipase Amylase + Pancrelipase Lipase + Pancrelipase Protease + Papain + Probiotics Nos 1
Milbemycin Oxime/Lufenuron 1
Pyrantel Pamoate;Sarolaner 1

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 Sterile (#2288 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 0.0%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded share stamp 0.0% · vintage 2025.

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