Drug profile

The FDA adverse-event record for Tylosin

358 FDA reports name Tylosin, a high-volume drug in the CVM extract. Species, reactions, and outcomes follow.

#376 of 2,679
by report volume (all drugs)
358
adverse-event reports
17.9%
death-coded share
Dog
most-reported species

Corpus placement

According to the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA adverse-event extract, Tylosin ranks #376 of 2679 by total reports (358) and #280 of 1130 by death-coded share (17.9%). 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)
#376
This drug, reports of 2679
#280
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. Tylosin has 358 reports now versus 353 in that prior snapshot: 5 more (1.4%).

Report change
+5
Death-coded reports
+1
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.

Subscribe to Tylosin changes

Signature read: death-coded report count at 64 is the most distinctive stamp on Tylosin'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.
358
Total Reports
64
Deaths Reported
17.9%
Death-coded share of reports

Active Ingredients

Tylosin

Administration Routes

OralUnknownParenteralIntramuscularSubcutaneousCutaneousTopicalIntraocularOtherRespiratory (Inhalation)

Species Affected

Dog 152
Human 51
Unknown 37
Chicken 34
Cattle 28
Pig 22
Cat 17
Turkey 6
Other Birds 4
Horse 3

Most Affected Breeds

Unknown 90
Chicken (unknown) 28
Pig (unknown) 12
Retriever - Labrador 11
Shih Tzu 10
Cattle (unknown) 8
Dog (unknown) 7
Domestic Shorthair 7
Retriever - Golden 6
Turkey (unknown) 6

Most Reported Reactions

Diarrhoea 53
Death 44
Lack of efficacy (bacteria) - NOS 36
Vomiting 25
Death by euthanasia 22
Lack of efficacy - NOS 21
Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in 'Neurological') 21
Anorexia 20
Accidental exposure 19
Unclassifiable adverse event 15
Behavioural disorder NOS 14
INEFFECTIVE, ANTIBIOTIC 14

Outcome Breakdown

Outcome Unknown
92 (31.0%)
Ongoing
70 (23.6%)
Recovered/Normal
64 (21.5%)
Died
49 (16.5%)
Euthanized
19 (6.4%)
Recovered with Sequela
3 (1.0%)

Tylosin: 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 Tylosin, both floored at ≥50 reports so the neighborhoods stay in the advertised mass.

Similar report volume

Nearest other drugs by FDA report count (358 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other drugs by death-coded share (17.9% here), distinct from the volume row.

What to do with this drug

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 Tylosin (#376 of 2,679 by report volume); death-coded 17.9%. PlainBreed drug row · death-coded report count stamp 64 · 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 →