Tylosin Tartrate

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494 adverse event reports submitted to the FDA

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494
Total Reports
31
Deaths Reported
630.0%
Death Rate

Active Ingredients

Tylosin Tartrate

Administration Routes

OralUnknownCutaneousOphthalmicTopicalRespiratory (Inhalation)SubcutaneousIntraocularOther

Species Affected

Dog 325
Unknown 96
Human 25
Chicken 20
Cat 16
Pig 7
Other Birds 2
Turkey 1
Duck 1
Pheasant 1

Most Affected Breeds

Unknown 128
Retriever - Labrador 26
Shepherd Dog - German 24
Maltese 18
Chicken (unknown) 15
Terrier - Yorkshire 12
Greyhound 11
Retriever - Golden 11
Dog (unknown) 10
Siberian Husky 8

Most Reported Reactions

Lack of efficacy - NOS 54
Diarrhoea 50
Vomiting 41
UNPALATABLE 38
Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in 'Neurological') 32
Emesis 29
Other abnormal test result NOS 27
Death 22
Not eating 22
Color, Abnormal 17
Behavioural disorder NOS 15
Product problem 15

Outcome Breakdown

Outcome Unknown
157 (38.7%)
Ongoing
99 (24.4%)
Recovered/Normal
96 (23.6%)
Died
22 (5.4%)
Recovered with Sequela
21 (5.2%)
Euthanized
11 (2.7%)

Data Summary

Metric Value
Total adverse event reports 494
Reports involving death 31
Case-fatality rate (reported events) 630.0%
Distinct species in reports 10
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.

Tylosin Tartrate Adverse Event Insights

The FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine database currently holds 494 adverse event reports referencing Tylosin Tartrate, including 31 reports in which the animal died — a 630.0% case-fatality figure among reported events only, not a population-level mortality rate. Active ingredient on file: Tylosin Tartrate. Reported administration routes include Oral, Unknown, Cutaneous, Ophthalmic. 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 Tylosin Tartrate reports are Dog (325 reports), Unknown (96 reports), Human (25 reports), with Dog accounting for the largest share. Within those species, Unknown (128), Retriever - Labrador (26), Shepherd Dog - German (24) 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 Tylosin Tartrate are Lack of efficacy - NOS (54), Diarrhoea (50), Vomiting (41), UNPALATABLE (38). Of the 406 reports with a coded outcome, Outcome Unknown is the leading category at 38.7%. 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 Tylosin Tartrate.

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