Drug profile

The FDA adverse-event record for Bacitracin + Neomycin + Polymyxin

62 adverse-event reports submitted to the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine reference Bacitracin + Neomycin + Polymyxin. Species, reactions, and outcomes follow.

#994 of 2,679
by report volume (all drugs)
62
adverse-event reports
1.6%
death-coded share
Dog
most-reported species

Corpus placement

According to the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA adverse-event extract, Bacitracin + Neomycin + Polymyxin ranks #994 of 2679 by total reports (62) and #1019 of 1130 by death-coded share (1.6%). 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)
#994
This drug, reports of 2679
#1019
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. Bacitracin + Neomycin + Polymyxin has 62 reports now versus 62 in that prior snapshot: 0 the same number of (0.0%).

Report change
+0
Death-coded reports
+0
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.

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Signature read: Bacitracin + Neomycin + Polymyxin's 1.6% death-coded share is among the lowest in the openFDA drug corpus.

Important: Adverse event reports do not establish that a drug caused or contributed to the event. Consult your veterinarian before making treatment decisions.
62
Total Reports
1
Deaths Reported
1.6%
Death-coded share of reports

Active Ingredients

BacitracinNeomycinPolymyxin

Administration Routes

OphthalmicUnknownOtherIntraocular

Species Affected

Dog 22
Unknown 20
Cat 15
Horse 4
Donkey 1

Most Affected Breeds

Unknown 20
Domestic Shorthair 10
Spaniel (unspecified) 3
Shih Tzu 3
Cat (unknown) 2
Chihuahua 2
Pug 2
Quarter Horse 1
Racking Horse 1
Collie - Border 1

Most Reported Reactions

Eye redness 7
Appearance, Abnormal 5
Tubes, Leaking 5
Product problem 5
Application site irritation 5
Application site reddening 5
Underfilling, Tubes 4
Blindness 3
Tubes, Damaged 3
Ocular discharge 3
Application site itching 3
Underfilling, Container 3

Outcome Breakdown

Outcome Unknown
25 (59.5%)
Recovered/Normal
14 (33.3%)
Recovered with Sequela
2 (4.8%)
Died
1 (2.4%)

Bacitracin + Neomycin + Polymyxin: low 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.

Nationwide drugs with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Bacitracin + Neomycin + Polymyxin, both floored at ≥50 reports so the neighborhoods stay in the advertised mass.

What to do with this drug

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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 Bacitracin + Neomycin + Polymyxin (#994 of 2,679 by report volume); death-coded 1.6%. PlainBreed drug row · death-coded share stamp 1.6% · vintage 2025.

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