Drug profile

The FDA adverse-event record for Ceftiofur Crystalline Free Acid

2,142 FDA reports name Ceftiofur Crystalline Free Acid, a high-volume drug in the CVM extract. Species, reactions, and outcomes follow.

#107 of 2,679
by report volume (all drugs)
2,142
adverse-event reports
43.0%
death-coded share
Cattle
most-reported species

Corpus placement

According to the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA adverse-event extract, Ceftiofur Crystalline Free Acid ranks #107 of 2679 by total reports (2,142) and #79 of 1130 by death-coded share (43.0%). 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)
#107
This drug, reports of 2679
#79
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. Ceftiofur Crystalline Free Acid has 2,142 reports now versus 2,115 in that prior snapshot: 27 more (1.3%).

Report change
+27
Death-coded reports
+5
Death-coded share
−0.3 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 Ceftiofur Crystalline Free Acid changes

Signature read: death-coded report count at 920 is the most distinctive stamp on Ceftiofur Crystalline Free Acid'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.
2,142
Total Reports
920
Deaths Reported
43.0%
Death-coded share of reports

Active Ingredients

Ceftiofur Crystalline Free Acid

Administration Routes

IntramuscularUnknownSubcutaneousIntravenousOralTopicalOtherParenteralIntra-ArterialIntradermal

Species Affected

Cattle 978
Horse 881
Unknown 120
Human 77
Pig 33
Cat 14
Donkey 12
Dog 8
Goat 6
Other Equids 4

Most Affected Breeds

Mixed (Cattle) 350
Cattle (other) 338
Quarter Horse 289
Unknown 199
Thoroughbred 160
Holstein-Friesian also known as Holstein 140
Horse (unknown) 106
Warmblood (unspecified) 67
Aberdeen Angus 44
Paint 41

Most Reported Reactions

Death 577
Injection site swelling 475
Lack of efficacy (bacteria) - NOS 341
Lack of efficacy - NOS 287
Injection site pain 235
Fever 165
Death by euthanasia 109
CULTURE/TITER DATA ABNORMAL 92
Colic 88
Injection site inflammation 84
INEFFECTIVE, ANTIBIOTIC 79
Residues in meat/offal 77

Outcome Breakdown

Died
797 (31.1%)
Outcome Unknown
767 (29.9%)
Recovered/Normal
426 (16.6%)
Ongoing
383 (14.9%)
Euthanized
138 (5.4%)
Recovered with Sequela
54 (2.1%)

Ceftiofur Crystalline Free Acid: 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 Ceftiofur Crystalline Free Acid, both floored at ≥50 reports so the neighborhoods stay in the advertised mass.

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other drugs by death-coded share (43.0% here), distinct from the volume row.

What to do with this drug

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

openFDA Animal & Veterinary Adverse Events (FDA CVM) for Ceftiofur Crystalline Free Acid (#107 of 2,679 by report volume); death-coded 43.0%. PlainBreed drug row · death-coded report count stamp 920 · 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 →