Cefpodoxime — 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 2026-07-22. Counts are report-level: one report may list multiple reactions and multiple animals, so figures are not additive and do not imply causation. Cefpodoxime is a veterinary active ingredient.
Total reports
Cefpodoxime: 4172
Reports by species (top entries)
- Dog 3982
- Cat 86
- Human 6
- Horse 1
Top reported reactions (VEDDRA terms, top entries)
- Vomiting 727
- Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in 'Neurological') 457
- Anorexia 386
- Diarrhoea 327
- Lack of efficacy - NOS 310
- Other abnormal test result NOS 259
- Emesis 255
- Elevated alanine aminotransferase (ALT) 254
- Death by euthanasia 230
- Seizure NOS 215
"Lack of efficacy" terms denote product-performance reports, not adverse reactions.
Source JSON: pdf-raw/ade/ade_active_ingredients_2026-07-22_b6.json (openFDA animalandveterinary/event.json, pulled 2026-07-22).