Spectinomycin — 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. Spectinomycin is a active ingredient.
Total reports
Spectinomycin: 26
Reports by species (top entries)
- Cattle 16
- Human 2
Top reported reactions (VEDDRA terms, top entries)
- Lack of efficacy (bacteria) - NOS 9
- Death 6
- DEATH-TREATMENT FAILURE 3
- No sign 3
- Residues in milk 3
- Accidental exposure 2
- PR-LUNG(S), LESION(S) 2
- Seal, Abnormal 2
- Unclassifiable adverse event 2
- Application site reaction NOS 1
Source JSON: pdf-raw/ade/ade_active_ingredients_2026-07-22_b27.json (openFDA animalandveterinary/event.json, pulled 2026-07-22).