Ractopamine — 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. Ractopamine is a active ingredient.
Total reports
Ractopamine: 69
Reports by species (top entries)
- Pig 25
- Dog 17
- Cattle 15
- Horse 3
- Human 2
- Turkey 2
Top reported reactions (VEDDRA terms, top entries)
- Death 16
- Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in 'Neurological') 13
- Behavioural disorder NOS 7
- Pneumonia 7
- Unclassifiable adverse event 7
- Death by euthanasia 6
- Lameness 6
- Tachycardia 6
- Anorexia 4
- Increased heart rate 4
Source JSON: pdf-raw/ade/ade_active_ingredients_2026-07-22_b12.json (openFDA animalandveterinary/event.json, pulled 2026-07-22).