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The FDA adverse-event record for Gamithromycin 15% Solution For Injection

59 adverse-event reports submitted to the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine reference Gamithromycin 15% Solution For Injection. Species, reactions, and outcomes follow.

#1018 of 2,679
by report volume (all drugs)
59
adverse-event reports
32.2%
death-coded share
Cattle
most-reported species

Corpus placement

According to the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA adverse-event extract, Gamithromycin 15% Solution For Injection ranks #1017 of 2679 by total reports (59) and #112 of 1130 by death-coded share (32.2%). 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)
#1017
This drug, reports of 2679
#112
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. Gamithromycin 15% Solution For Injection has 59 reports now versus 59 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: Gamithromycin 15% Solution For Injection's 32.2% death-coded share is among the highest 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.
59
Total Reports
19
Deaths Reported
32.2%
Death-coded share of reports

Active Ingredients

Gamithromycin 15% Solution For Injection

Administration Routes

SubcutaneousUnknownParenteralIntramuscularOther

Species Affected

Cattle 42
Human 9
Unknown 3
Pig 2
Sheep 2
Goat 1

Most Affected Breeds

Holstein-Friesian also known as Holstein 18
Unknown 12
Crossbred Bovine/Cattle 7
Aberdeen Angus 5
Cattle (other) 3
Cattle (unknown) 3
Charolais 2
Crossbred Porcine/Pig 2
Hereford cattle 2
Sheep (unknown) 2

Most Reported Reactions

Death 15
Injection site swelling 12
Lack of efficacy (bacteria) - NOS 11
Lack of efficacy - NOS 7
Injection site pain 6
Lameness 5
Cough 5
Skin lesion NOS 4
Fever 4
Pneumonia 4
Respiratory signs 4
Pain NOS 3

Outcome Breakdown

Outcome Unknown
28 (45.2%)
Died
18 (29.0%)
Recovered/Normal
11 (17.7%)
Ongoing
3 (4.8%)
Euthanized
2 (3.2%)

Gamithromycin 15% Solution For Injection: 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.

Nationwide drugs with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Gamithromycin 15% Solution For Injection, both floored at ≥50 reports so the neighborhoods stay in the advertised mass.

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other drugs by death-coded share (32.2% here), distinct from the volume row.

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 Gamithromycin 15% Solution For Injection (#1018 of 2,679 by report volume); death-coded 32.2%. PlainBreed drug row · death-coded share stamp 32.2% · vintage 2025.

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