Drug profile

The FDA adverse-event record for Banamine

53 adverse-event reports submitted to the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine reference Banamine. See the species affected, top reactions, and outcomes below.

53
adverse-event reports
28.3%
death-coded share
Horse
most-reported species
15
Colic - top reaction
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53
Total Reports
15
Deaths Reported
28.3%
Death Rate

Active Ingredients

Banamine

Administration Routes

UnknownIntravenousIntramuscularOralSubcutaneousTransdermal

Species Affected

Horse 43
Cattle 6
Donkey 1
Sheep 1
Dog 1
Other Equids 1

Most Affected Breeds

Quarter Horse 13
Thoroughbred 6
Warmblood (unspecified) 5
Arab 4
Mixed (Cattle) 3
Paint 2
Warmblood - Dutch 2
Holstein-Friesian also known as Holstein 2
Miniature 2
Oldenburg 1

Most Reported Reactions

Colic 15
Elevated creatinine 12
Elevated blood urea nitrogen (BUN) 11
Anorexia 10
Death 10
Polyuria 8
Polydipsia 7
Hypercalcaemia 7
Hyperkalaemia 7
Fever 7
Injection site swelling 6
Other abnormal test result NOS 5

Outcome Breakdown

Recovered/Normal
18 (33.3%)
Outcome Unknown
16 (29.6%)
Died
11 (20.4%)
Ongoing
5 (9.3%)
Euthanized
4 (7.4%)

Banamine Adverse Event Insights

53 reports name Banamine; 15 recorded a death outcome (28.3% of reported events, not a population-level mortality rate). Active ingredient: Banamine. Administration routes: Unknown, Intravenous, Intramuscular, Oral.

By species: Horse (43 reports), Cattle (6 reports), Donkey (1 reports). By breed: Quarter Horse (13), Thoroughbred (6), Warmblood (unspecified) (5).

Leading clinical signs: Colic (15), Elevated creatinine (12), Elevated blood urea nitrogen (BUN) (11), Anorexia (10). Outcome, 54 coded reports: Recovered/Normal leads at 33.3%.

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.

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

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