Incident Report
Subform I: General Information
1. Report Type.
New incident report
Incident Report Number: 2013-3073
2. Registrant Information.
Registrant Reference Number: 2013AM082
Registrant Name (Full Legal Name no abbreviations): Bayer Inc
Address: 77 Belfield Rd
City: Toronto
Prov / State: ON
Country: Canada
Postal Code: M9W 1G6
3. Select the appropriate subform(s) for the incident.
Domestic Animal
4. Date registrant was first informed of the incident.
22-APR-13
5. Location of incident.
Country: UNITED STATES
Prov / State: UNKNOWN
6. Date incident was first observed.
01-FEB-12
Product Description
7. a) Provide the active ingredient and, if available, the registration number and product name (include all tank mixes). If the product is not registered provide a submission number.
Active(s)
PMRA Registration No.
PMRA Submission No.
EPA Registration No. Unknown
Product Name: Advantage (cat)
- Active Ingredient(s)
- IMIDACLOPRID
- Guarantee/concentration 9.1 %
7. b) Type of formulation.
Liquid
Application Information
8. Product was applied?
Yes
9. Application Rate.
Unknown
10. Site pesticide was applied to (select all that apply).
Site: Animal / Usage sur un animal domestique
11. Provide any additional information regarding application (how it was applied, amount applied, the size of the area treated etc).
One vial of Advantage (cat) was applied topically by the owner to one spot on the dorsal midline.
To be determined by Registrant
12. In your opinion, was the product used according to the label instructions?
Yes
Subform III: Domestic Animal Incident Report
1. Source of Report
Animal's Owner
2. Type of animal affected
Cat / Chat
3. Breed
Domestic Shorthair
4. Number of animals affected
1
5. Sex
Male
6. Age (provide a range if necessary )
Unknown
7. Weight (provide a range if necessary )
Unknown
8. Route(s) of exposure
Skin
9. What was the length of exposure?
Unknown / Inconnu
10. Time between exposure and onset of symptoms
Unknown / Inconnu
11. List all symptoms
System
12. How long did the symptoms last?
Unknown / Inconnu
13. Was medical treatment provided? Provide details in question 17.
Unknown
14. a) Was the animal hospitalized?
Unknown
14. b) How long was the animal hospitalized?
15. Outcome of the incident
Died
16. How was the animal exposed?
Treatment / Traitement
17. Provide any additional details about the incident
(eg. description of the frequency and severity of the symptoms
At an undetermined time after application, in February of 2012, the patient passed away due to old age.
To be determined by Registrant
18. Severity classification (if there is more than 1 possible classification
Death
19. Provide supplemental information here
The information regarding the death of the cat was casually provided during an inquiry. The level of information is very low. Duration to onset time unknown. Application date unknown. Nevertheless death is inconsistent with pharmacotoxicological product profile and experience. Product has wide margin of safety. Oral LD50 in rat 642 mg/kg BW. 24- fold overdosage tolerated by cats without showing any side effect. The cause of death of this geriatric cat was not described in the case description. Product was used on animal before without causing any signs.