Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for wrong patient received medication

47 FDA reports name wrong patient received medication, a lower-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 99864). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#1780 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
47
reports citing this reaction
6.4%
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. Wrong patient received medication has 47 reports now versus 46 in that prior snapshot: 1 more (2.2%).

Report change
+1
Death-coded reports
+0
Death-coded share
−0.1 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 99864 VOL-TRACE

VOL-TRACE · DEATH-PAR · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · SPECIES-DOG · DRUG-LEAD · DESK-WIDE · BOOK-FULL

  • VOL-TRACE 47 reports
  • DEATH-PAR 6.4%
  • MID-PACK #1780/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Abnormal number of of…
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 34
  • DRUG-LEAD Noinformationsupp… · 19
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Abnormal number of offspring (±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 Wrong patient received medication

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

Vomiting · highest174348Abnormal number of of… · near47ALBUMIN/GLOBULIN RATI… · near47ANISOCYTOSIS · near47Blood in trachea · near47Wrong patient receive… · thi…47Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Wrong patient received medication

Wrong patient received medication: low death-coded share in the FDA AER plate

Signature read: 3 death-coded reports is a thin tail count for Wrong patient received medication in the CVM extract. Report volume is lower-third scale: 47 named reports in the openFDA extract. Death-coded share is lower-third: 3 of 47 reports (6.4% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Abnormal number of offspring (±0 reports). Lead species Dog (34). Lead co-reported drug Noinformationsupplied (19).

Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, Lead co-reported drug Noinformationsupplied 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 34
Cat 8
Unknown 2
Other 1
Horse 1
Human 1

Breeds Most Affected

Cat (unknown) 5
Dog (unknown) 4
Unknown 4
Terrier - Yorkshire 3
Shih Tzu 3
Maltese 3
Terrier - Jack Russell 2
Beagle 2
Chihuahua 2
Poodle (unspecified) 2

Associated Drugs

Noinformationsupplied 19
Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad 12
Phenylpropanolamine Hcl 7
Spinosad 6
Atipamezole Hydrochloride 5
Pimobendan 3
Fipronil 2
Levothyroxine Sodium 2
Fluralaner Spot-On Solution 2
Xylazine Hydrochloride 2
Melarsomine Dihydrocloride Injectable 25Mg/Ml 1
Miconazole Nitrate + Polymyxin B Sulfate + Prednisolone Acetate 1
Ivermectin 136Mcg, Pyrantel Pamoate 114Mg, Praziquantel 114Mg 1
Cyclosporine A 1
Fenbendazol Granules 1
Pyrantel Pamoate/Praziquantel 1
Moxidectin 1
Methylprednisolone 1
Dolasetron 1
Polysulfated Glycosaminoglycan 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 Wrong patient received medication (#1780 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 6.4%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded report count stamp 3 · 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 →