Lactic Acid — 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. Lactic Acid is a active ingredient.
Total reports
Lactic Acid: 21
Reports by species (top entries)
- Dog 11
- Cattle 5
- Cat 3
- Human 2
Top reported reactions (VEDDRA terms, top entries)
- Lack of efficacy - NOS 7
- Partial deafness 4
- Ear discharge 3
- Loss of hearing 3
- Anorexia 2
- Application site erythema 2
- Ear canal erythema 2
- Eye irritation 2
- Head shake - ear disorder 2
- Miosis 2
Source JSON: pdf-raw/ade/ade_active_ingredients_2026-07-22_b30.json (openFDA animalandveterinary/event.json, pulled 2026-07-22).