Amoxicillin — FDA Animal & Veterinary Adverse Event (ADE) Reports
Source: openFDA animalandveterinary/event.json, the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) adverse event report database. Data pulled 2026-07-21. Counts are report-level: one report may list multiple reactions and multiple animals, so figures are not additive and do not imply causation. Amoxicillin is a veterinary active ingredient.
Total reports
Amoxicillin: 16706
Reports by species (top entries)
- Dog 6591
- Cat 2931
- Cattle 74
- Human 68
- Other 33
- Rabbit 11
Top reported reactions (VEDDRA terms, top entries)
- Color, Abnormal 5560
- Suspension, Abnormal 2463
- Vomiting 2193
- Anorexia 1244
- Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in 'Neurological') 962
- Diarrhoea 956
- Death 815
- Lack of efficacy (bacteria) - NOS 815
- Death by euthanasia 772
- Elevated alanine aminotransferase (ALT) 680
"Lack of efficacy" terms denote product-performance reports, not adverse reactions.
Source JSON: pdf-raw/ade/ade_active_ingredients_2026-07-21.json (openFDA animalandveterinary/event.json, pulled 2026-07-21).