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Ingredients / Diethylcarbamazine

Diethylcarbamazine: FDA adverse event reports for pets

Reports received through June 26, 2026. Data and limitations.

1,923Total reports
1,622Dog reports
39Cat reports

FDA-approved products with this ingredient (Green Book)

All approved products with this ingredient, for any species.

Brand names come only from the Green Book. Brand names in FDA's public report data are masked, so counts cannot be attributed to any brand. Ingredient names in the reports are written many ways; we group them under one ingredient name and count each report once per ingredient (method).

Reports by year received

1987185
1988150
1989100
199074
199185
199289
199398
1994121
199596
199688
199769
1998151
1999198
2000241
200188
200239
200329
200418
20052
20161
20191

Species named in reports

Dog1,622
Not given202
Human57
Cat39
Other2
Guinea Pig1

Signs reported after Diethylcarbamazine

Vomiting371
Elevated alanine aminotransferase (ALT)271
No sign254
Elevated serum alkaline phosphatase (SAP)248
Accidental exposure234
Depression216
Anorexia212
INEFFECTIVE, HEARTWORM LARVAE200
UNPALATABLE143
Diarrhoea127
Death126
Elevated total bilirubin107
PR-LIVER, LESION(S)102
Icterus98
Elevated aspartate aminotransferase (AST)97
Lack of efficacy (endoparasite) - hookworm73
Elevated liver enzymes61
Weight loss59
Convulsion57
Hypoalbuminaemia50
Anaemia NOS50
Leucocytosis NOS49
Unclassifiable adverse event49
Elevated blood urea nitrogen (BUN)46
Polydipsia46

Breeds named in reports

Crossbred Canine/dog265
Dog (unknown)166
Retriever - Labrador149
Shepherd Dog - German90
Doberman Pinscher64
Retriever - Golden62
Schnauzer (unspecified)61
Sheepdog - Shetland51
Poodle (unspecified)43
Dachshund (unspecified)43
Mixed (Dog)36
Rottweiler34
Beagle30
Dog (other)29
Collie (unspecified)26

Reported outcomes

Died162
Outcome Unknown2
Recovered/Normal1

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