Drug profile

The FDA adverse-event record for Oxytetracycline Anhydrous

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

17
adverse-event reports
5.9%
death-coded share
Unknown
most-reported species
4
Product Defect, General - top reaction
Verify with FDA CVM →
Important: Adverse event reports do not establish that a drug caused or contributed to the event. Consult your veterinarian before making treatment decisions.
17
Total Reports
1
Deaths Reported
5.9%
Death Rate

Active Ingredients

Oxytetracycline Anhydrous

Administration Routes

Unknown

Species Affected

Unknown 16
Goat 1

Most Affected Breeds

Unknown 16
Goat (unknown) 1

Most Reported Reactions

Product Defect, General 4
Potency, Low 4
Circumstance or info capable of leading to medication error 1
Product label information incorrect 1
Wrong information typed on label 1
Contamination, Particulate Matter 1
Drug administration error 1
Death 1
Injection site pain 1
Agitation 1
Injection site itching 1
Lot # and /or Expiration date missing 1

Outcome Breakdown

Died
1 (100.0%)

Oxytetracycline Anhydrous Adverse Event Insights

17 reports name Oxytetracycline Anhydrous; 1 recorded a death outcome (5.9% of reported events, not a population-level mortality rate). Active ingredient: Oxytetracycline Anhydrous. Administration route: Unknown.

By species: Unknown (16 reports), Goat (1 reports). By breed: Unknown (16), Goat (unknown) (1).

Leading clinical signs: Product Defect, General (4), Potency, Low (4), Circumstance or info capable of leading to medication error (1), Product label information incorrect (1). Outcome, 1 coded reports: Died leads at 100.0%.

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

Every figure on PlainBreed is rendered directly from FDA openFDA adverse event data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on FDA openFDA data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.