Drug profile

The FDA adverse-event record for Ampicillin Trihydrate

370 FDA reports name Ampicillin Trihydrate, a high-volume drug in the CVM extract. Species, reactions, and outcomes follow.

#367 of 2,679
by report volume (all drugs)
370
adverse-event reports
28.9%
death-coded share
Cattle
most-reported species

Corpus placement

According to the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA adverse-event extract, Ampicillin Trihydrate ranks #367 of 2679 by total reports (370) and #130 of 1130 by death-coded share (28.9%). National dual: Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad is #1 of 2679 drugs by total adverse-event reports (149,624) at death-coded-share rank 965 of 1130 drugs with at least 50 reports (2.3%); separately, Atlantic Salmon Transgenic Whole (Opafp-Ghc2 Rdna Construct Inserted Into The A-Locus In The Eo-1A Lineage) is #1 highest death-coded share at 97.8% (report rank #821).

149,624
Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad reports (#1)
97.8%
Atlantic Salmon Transgenic Whole (Opafp-Ghc2 Rdna Construct Inserted Into The A-Locus In The Eo-1A Lineage) death share (#1)
#367
This drug, reports of 2679
#130
This drug, death share of 1130

Report volume reflects how common a breed or drug is and how often owners and vets file — not actual risk. Death-coded share ranks are limited to entries with enough reports to be meaningful. The two maps do not agree at #1.

Release-over-release change

What changed in the latest FDA data snapshot

PlainBreed reconstructed the prior snapshot from dated openFDA partitions through 2025 Q4, then compared it with the 2026-07-27 openFDA export. Ampicillin Trihydrate has 370 reports now versus 367 in that prior snapshot: 3 more (0.8%).

Report change
+3
Death-coded reports
+1
Death-coded share
+0.0 pts

This compares reported-event counts in two source snapshots. It does not establish a change in real-world risk, product safety, or disease incidence.

Subscribe to Ampicillin Trihydrate changes

Signature read: death-coded report count at 107 is the most distinctive stamp on Ampicillin Trihydrate's FDA AER row.

Important: Adverse event reports do not establish that a drug caused or contributed to the event. Consult your veterinarian before making treatment decisions.
370
Total Reports
107
Deaths Reported
28.9%
Death-coded share of reports

Active Ingredients

Ampicillin Trihydrate

Administration Routes

UnknownIntramuscularSubcutaneousIntravenousParenteralRespiratory (Inhalation)TopicalOral

Species Affected

Cattle 128
Dog 127
Unknown 73
Cat 35
Horse 4
Human 2
Sheep 1

Most Affected Breeds

Unknown 75
Holstein-Friesian also known as Holstein 75
Cattle (other) 25
Domestic Shorthair 16
Retriever - Labrador 15
Dog (unknown) 14
Cattle (unknown) 10
Domestic (unspecified) 9
Pit Bull 8
Terrier - Yorkshire 7

Most Reported Reactions

Death 69
Death by euthanasia 29
Vomiting 23
Anorexia 22
Injection site swelling 22
Residues in meat/offal 19
Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in 'Neurological') 19
Diarrhoea 18
Other abnormal test result NOS 18
Anaphylaxis 15
Dehydration 15
Anaemia NOS 14

Outcome Breakdown

Recovered/Normal
95 (34.8%)
Died
74 (27.1%)
Outcome Unknown
47 (17.2%)
Euthanized
34 (12.5%)
Ongoing
14 (5.1%)
Recovered with Sequela
9 (3.3%)

Ampicillin Trihydrate: high death-coded share in the FDA AER row

Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, a widely-prescribed drug will rack up more raw FDA reports in a given year than a rarely-used one at an identical true rate, so we recommend comparing within similar-exposure products rather than across the full 2025 catalog.

High-volume nationwide drug peers

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Ampicillin Trihydrate, both floored at ≥50 reports so the neighborhoods stay in the advertised mass.

Similar report volume

Nearest other drugs by FDA report count (370 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other drugs by death-coded share (28.9% here), distinct from the volume row.

What to do with this drug

  • Compare Ampicillin Trihydrate's report volume and death-coded share against similar drugs nationwide. See similar drugs
  • Read how death-coded share differs from a mortality rate before drawing conclusions. Understanding adverse events
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A report does not prove a drug caused the reaction; consult a veterinarian before acting on this data.

Source: FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA Animal & Veterinary Adverse Events (CVM AER) · 2025

openFDA Animal & Veterinary Adverse Events (FDA CVM) for Ampicillin Trihydrate (#367 of 2,679 by report volume); death-coded 28.9%. PlainBreed drug row · death-coded report count stamp 107 · vintage 2025.

Informational only. FDA adverse-event reports are voluntary and do not prove causation; consult a veterinarian before acting on them. Verify with FDA CVM →