Amoxicillin Trihydrate

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90 adverse event reports submitted to the FDA

Important: Adverse event reports do not establish that a drug caused or contributed to the event. Consult your veterinarian before making treatment decisions.
90
Total Reports
16
Deaths Reported
1780.0%
Death Rate

Active Ingredients

Amoxicillin Trihydrate

Administration Routes

OralUnknownIntramuscularSubcutaneous

Species Affected

Cat 40
Dog 30
Unknown 19
Other 1

Most Affected Breeds

Unknown 20
Domestic Shorthair 14
Domestic (unspecified) 9
Cat (other) 5
Cat (unknown) 4
Dog (unknown) 3
Shepherd Dog - German 3
Retriever - Labrador 2
Terrier - Yorkshire 2
Domestic Longhair 2

Most Reported Reactions

Vomiting 20
Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in 'Neurological') 15
Anorexia 14
Diarrhoea 13
Death 8
Lack of efficacy (bacteria) - NOS 7
Death by euthanasia 7
Other abnormal test result NOS 7
Fever 7
Color, Abnormal 6
Elevated alanine aminotransferase (ALT) 6
Seizure NOS 6

Outcome Breakdown

Ongoing
25 (41.0%)
Died
12 (19.7%)
Recovered/Normal
10 (16.4%)
Outcome Unknown
10 (16.4%)
Euthanized
4 (6.6%)

Data Summary

Metric Value
Total adverse event reports 90
Reports involving death 16
Case-fatality rate (reported events) 1780.0%
Distinct species in reports 4
Distinct breeds in reports 20
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 Trihydrate Adverse Event Insights

The FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine database currently holds 90 adverse event reports referencing Amoxicillin Trihydrate, including 16 reports in which the animal died — a 1780.0% case-fatality figure among reported events only, not a population-level mortality rate. Active ingredient on file: Amoxicillin Trihydrate. Reported administration routes include Oral, Unknown, Intramuscular, Subcutaneous. 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 Trihydrate reports are Cat (40 reports), Dog (30 reports), Unknown (19 reports), with Cat accounting for the largest share. Within those species, Unknown (20), Domestic Shorthair (14), Domestic (unspecified) (9) 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 Trihydrate are Vomiting (20), Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in 'Neurological') (15), Anorexia (14), Diarrhoea (13). Of the 61 reports with a coded outcome, Ongoing is the leading category at 41.0%. 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 Trihydrate.

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