Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for tongue oedema

199 FDA adverse-event reports reference tongue oedema (VeDDRA 1077). Plate codes and volume neighbourhood below; species, breeds, and drugs follow.

#1041 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
199
reports citing this reaction
10.6%
death-coded share
Horse
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. Tongue oedema has 199 reports now versus 199 in that prior snapshot: 0 the same number of (0.0%).

Report change
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Death-coded reports
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Death-coded share
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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 1077 VOL-LOW

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

  • VOL-LOW 199 reports
  • DEATH-ELEV 10.6%
  • MID-PACK #1041/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Anal and rectal disor…
  • SPECIES-HORSE Horse · 95
  • DRUG-LEAD Ivermectin, Prazi… · 61
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Anal and rectal disorder NOS (±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.

Report-volume neighbourhood around Tongue oedema

Highest and lowest poles plus nearest volume peers, not a full 2,500-reaction corpus board reprint.

Vomiting · highest174348Anal and rectal disor… · near199Calculi · near199Eye itching · near199Harsh lung sounds · near199Tongue oedema · this reaction199Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Tongue oedema

What the FDA AER plate says about Tongue oedema

Signature read: death-coded share at 10.6% is the most distinctive outcome stamp on Tongue oedema. Report volume sits in the middle third of the reaction corpus. 21 of 199 reports were death-coded (10.6% of named reports, not a population mortality rate). Nearest volume peer: Anal and rectal disorder NOS (±0 reports). Lead species Horse (95). Lead co-reported drug Ivermectin, Praziquantel (61).

Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, Lead co-reported drug Ivermectin, Praziquantel 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

Horse 95
Dog 70
Cat 27
Cattle 2
Donkey 2
Rabbit 1
Human 1
Unknown 1

Breeds Most Affected

Horse (unknown) 37
Thoroughbred 18
Domestic (unspecified) 11
Quarter Horse 11
Crossbred Equine/horse 9
Retriever - Labrador 8
Boxer (German Boxer) 7
Domestic Shorthair 7
Dog (unknown) 5
Dachshund (unspecified) 5

Associated Drugs

Ivermectin, Praziquantel 61
Ivermectin(1.55%)/Praziquantel(7.75%) Paste 17
Cefovecin Sodium 10
Carprofen 10
Propofol 9
Isoflurane 7
Moxidectin 6
Dexmedetomidine Hydrochloride 5
Ivermectin + Praziquantel 5
Meloxicam 4
Ivermectin/Praziquantel Paste 4
Morphine 3
Spinosad 3
Selamectin 3
Firocoxib 3
Ivermectin 3
Atipamezole Hydrochloride 3
Buprenorphine 3
Tiletamine Hcl; Zolazapam Hcl 3
Cefazolin 2

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Tongue 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 report volume

Nearest other reactions by FDA report count (199 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (10.6% 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 Tongue oedema (#1041 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 10.6%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded share stamp 10.6% · vintage 2025.

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