Pet Recall Facts

Ingredients / Oxibendazole

Oxibendazole: FDA adverse event reports for pets

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

1,734Total reports
1,294Dog reports
28Cat 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

1987182
1988145
198999
199077
199183
199293
1993102
1994100
199587
199666
199756
1998111
1999143
2000165
200171
200233
200323
200419
200515
200611
200710
200818
200911
20105
20116
20121
20211
20221

Species named in reports

Dog1,294
Horse209
Not given154
Human42
Cat28
Other3
Donkey1
Rabbit1

Signs reported after Oxibendazole

Vomiting296
Elevated alanine aminotransferase (ALT)251
Anorexia235
Elevated serum alkaline phosphatase (SAP)220
Depression208
Diarrhoea201
No sign170
Accidental exposure162
INEFFECTIVE, HEARTWORM LARVAE160
Death139
UNPALATABLE120
Abdominal pain112
PR-LIVER, LESION(S)99
Elevated total bilirubin99
Elevated aspartate aminotransferase (AST)98
Icterus89
Lack of efficacy (endoparasite) - hookworm74
Weight loss60
Elevated liver enzymes55
Hypoalbuminaemia50
Leucocytosis NOS49
Anaemia NOS46
Convulsion46
Fever46
Death by euthanasia44

Breeds named in reports

Crossbred Canine/dog217
Dog (unknown)131
Retriever - Labrador111
Shepherd Dog - German78
Doberman Pinscher54
Schnauzer (unspecified)51
Quarter Horse48
Retriever - Golden46
Horse (unknown)38
Mixed (Horse)37
Poodle (unspecified)35
Sheepdog - Shetland35
Rottweiler33
Dachshund (unspecified)30
Mixed (Dog)28

Reported outcomes

Died178
Outcome Unknown1

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