Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for taste alteration

54 FDA adverse-event reports reference taste alteration (VeDDRA 1823). See the species, breeds, and drugs most associated with it below.

54
reports citing this reaction
0.0%
death-coded share
Human
most-affected species
Imidacloprid + Moxidectin
most-associated drug
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54
Total Reports
0
Deaths
0.0%
Death Rate

Species Most Affected

Human 54

Breeds Most Affected

Unknown 54

Associated Drugs

Imidacloprid + Moxidectin 11
Tilmicosin Phosphate 6
Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad 5
Spinosad 4
Fluralaner Spot-On Solution 4
Tilmicosin 4
Selamectin 3
Emodepside + Praziquantel 2
Levothyroxine 2
Enrofloxacin 1
Fexofenadine Hcl 1
Aspirin 1
Nitenpyram 1
Birth Control 1
B Complex 1
Vitamin D 1
Biotin 1
Omeprazole 1
Levothyroxine Sodium 1
Soap 1

Taste alteration Reaction Insights

54 reports name Taste alteration; 0 recorded a death outcome (0.0% of reported events, not a population-level mortality rate). VeDDRA code: 1823.

By species: Human (54 reports). By breed: Unknown (54).

Most co-reported drugs: Imidacloprid + Moxidectin (11 reports), Tilmicosin Phosphate (6 reports), Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad (5 reports), Spinosad (4 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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