Drug profile

The FDA adverse-event record for Lincomycin

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

23
adverse-event reports
39.1%
death-coded share
Pig
most-reported species
7
Death - top reaction
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23
Total Reports
9
Deaths Reported
39.1%
Death Rate

Active Ingredients

Lincomycin

Administration Routes

UnknownIntramuscularParenteralOral

Species Affected

Pig 8
Unknown 7
Dog 6
Cat 2

Most Affected Breeds

Unknown 7
Crossbred Porcine/Pig 6
Shih Tzu 3
Retriever - Labrador 2
Domestic Shorthair 2
Pig (unknown) 1
Crossbred Canine/dog 1
Mixed (Pig) 1

Most Reported Reactions

Death 7
Death by euthanasia 6
Lameness 5
Bradycardia 5
Lack of efficacy - NOS 4
Poor feed conversion 3
NT - Abnormal necropsy finding NOS 2
Lung oedema 2
Recumbency 2
Vocalisation 2
Behavioural disorder NOS 2
Rectal prolapse 2

Outcome Breakdown

Outcome Unknown
12 (38.7%)
Died
7 (22.6%)
Euthanized
6 (19.4%)
Recovered/Normal
5 (16.1%)
Ongoing
1 (3.2%)

Lincomycin Adverse Event Insights

23 reports name Lincomycin; 9 recorded a death outcome (39.1% of reported events, not a population-level mortality rate). Active ingredient: Lincomycin. Administration routes: Unknown, Intramuscular, Parenteral, Oral.

By species: Pig (8 reports), Unknown (7 reports), Dog (6 reports). By breed: Unknown (7), Crossbred Porcine/Pig (6), Shih Tzu (3).

Leading clinical signs: Death (7), Death by euthanasia (6), Lameness (5), Bradycardia (5). Outcome, 31 coded reports: Outcome Unknown leads at 38.7%.

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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