Penicillin G Procaine

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192 adverse event reports submitted to the FDA

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192
Total Reports
13
Deaths Reported
680.0%
Death Rate

Active Ingredients

Penicillin G Procaine

Administration Routes

UnknownSubcutaneousIntramuscularIntravenousParenteralOralOphthalmic

Species Affected

Unknown 120
Dog 40
Horse 11
Cattle 8
Cat 7
Pig 4
Other 1
Rabbit 1

Most Affected Breeds

Unknown 125
Holstein-Friesian also known as Holstein 6
Dog (unknown) 5
Quarter Horse 4
Domestic Shorthair 4
Terrier - Bull - American Pit 3
Chihuahua 3
Crossbred Porcine/Pig 2
Thoroughbred 2
Cat (unknown) 2

Most Reported Reactions

Suspension, Abnormal 71
Injection site abscess 11
Death 10
Missing Labels 8
Injection site pain 6
Injection site seroma 6
Dyspnoea 6
Product Defect, General 6
Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in 'Neurological') 6
Leucocytosis NOS 5
Anorexia 5
Lot # and /or Expiration date missing 5

Outcome Breakdown

Recovered/Normal
32 (46.4%)
Outcome Unknown
15 (21.7%)
Died
12 (17.4%)
Ongoing
6 (8.7%)
Recovered with Sequela
3 (4.3%)
Euthanized
1 (1.4%)

Data Summary

Metric Value
Total adverse event reports 192
Reports involving death 13
Case-fatality rate (reported events) 680.0%
Distinct species in reports 8
Distinct breeds in reports 20
Distinct reactions reported 20
Active ingredients on file 1

Source: FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine — Adverse Event Reporting (CVM AER). Counts reflect voluntary reports only.

Penicillin G Procaine Adverse Event Insights

The FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine database currently holds 192 adverse event reports referencing Penicillin G Procaine, including 13 reports in which the animal died — a 680.0% case-fatality figure among reported events only, not a population-level mortality rate. Active ingredient on file: Penicillin G Procaine. Reported administration routes include Unknown, Subcutaneous, Intramuscular, Intravenous. These numbers reflect voluntary submissions from pet owners, veterinarians, and manufacturers and therefore under-represent mild events and over-represent severe ones — a pattern the FDA has documented repeatedly for pharmacovigilance datasets.

The species most frequently named in Penicillin G Procaine reports are Unknown (120 reports), Dog (40 reports), Horse (11 reports), with Unknown accounting for the largest share. Within those species, Unknown (125), Holstein-Friesian also known as Holstein (6), Dog (unknown) (5) appear most often — though breed popularity and ownership density shape these counts as much as any drug-specific sensitivity. This distribution matters because the same active ingredient can behave very differently across body sizes, ages, and species physiology.

The most commonly reported clinical signs associated with Penicillin G Procaine are Suspension, Abnormal (71), Injection site abscess (11), Death (10), Missing Labels (8). Of the 69 reports with a coded outcome, Recovered/Normal is the leading category at 46.4%. Because FDA adverse event data describes correlation rather than causation, these figures are best used to frame informed questions with a veterinarian and to compare reporting patterns across related products — not as a standalone safety verdict on Penicillin G Procaine.

Source: FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine — Adverse Event Reports FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine — Adverse Event Reports Data reflects voluntary submissions and may not represent actual incidence rates

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Data sourced from official AKC, AVMA, ACVO, and breed-club veterinary references. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBreed Editorial