Amoxicillin + Potassium Clavulanate

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33 adverse event reports submitted to the FDA

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33
Total Reports
4
Deaths Reported
1210.0%
Death Rate

Active Ingredients

Amoxicillin + Potassium Clavulanate

Administration Routes

UnknownOral

Species Affected

Dog 21
Cat 12

Most Affected Breeds

Domestic Shorthair 9
Retriever - Labrador 4
Crossbred Canine/dog 3
Chihuahua 2
Japanese Chin (Spaniel) 2
Cat (unknown) 2
Mountain Dog - Bernese 2
Bulldog - French 2
Pug 1
Great Pyrenees 1

Most Reported Reactions

Vomiting 6
Diarrhoea 6
Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in Neurological) 6
Other abnormal test result NOS 6
Dehydration 5
Elevated alanine aminotransferase (ALT) 5
Ataxia 4
Lack of efficacy - NOS 4
Decreased appetite 4
Local swelling (not application site) 3
Not eating 3
Decreased haematocrit 3

Outcome Breakdown

Ongoing
16 (48.5%)
Outcome Unknown
7 (21.2%)
Recovered/Normal
6 (18.2%)
Died
2 (6.1%)
Euthanized
2 (6.1%)

Data Summary

Metric Value
Total adverse event reports 33
Reports involving death 4
Case-fatality rate (reported events) 1210.0%
Distinct species in reports 2
Distinct breeds in reports 15
Distinct reactions reported 20
Active ingredients on file 1

Source: FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine — Adverse Event Reporting (CVM AER). Counts reflect voluntary reports only.

Amoxicillin + Potassium Clavulanate Adverse Event Insights

The FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine database currently holds 33 adverse event reports referencing Amoxicillin + Potassium Clavulanate, including 4 reports in which the animal died — a 1210.0% case-fatality figure among reported events only, not a population-level mortality rate. Active ingredient on file: Amoxicillin + Potassium Clavulanate. Reported administration routes include Unknown, Oral. These numbers reflect voluntary submissions from pet owners, veterinarians, and manufacturers and therefore under-represent mild events and over-represent severe ones — a pattern the FDA has documented repeatedly for pharmacovigilance datasets.

The species most frequently named in Amoxicillin + Potassium Clavulanate reports are Dog (21 reports), Cat (12 reports), with Dog accounting for the largest share. Within those species, Domestic Shorthair (9), Retriever - Labrador (4), Crossbred Canine/dog (3) appear most often — though breed popularity and ownership density shape these counts as much as any drug-specific sensitivity. This distribution matters because the same active ingredient can behave very differently across body sizes, ages, and species physiology.

The most commonly reported clinical signs associated with Amoxicillin + Potassium Clavulanate are Vomiting (6), Diarrhoea (6), Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in Neurological) (6), Other abnormal test result NOS (6). Of the 33 reports with a coded outcome, Ongoing is the leading category at 48.5%. Because FDA adverse event data describes correlation rather than causation, these figures are best used to frame informed questions with a veterinarian and to compare reporting patterns across related products — not as a standalone safety verdict on Amoxicillin + Potassium Clavulanate.

Source: FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine — Adverse Event Reports FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine — Adverse Event Reports Data reflects voluntary submissions and may not represent actual incidence rates

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Data sourced from official AKC, AVMA, ACVO, and breed-club veterinary references. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBreed Editorial