Drug profile

The FDA adverse-event record for Unknown Antibiotic

134 FDA reports name Unknown Antibiotic, a high-volume drug in the CVM extract. Species, reactions, and outcomes follow.

#672 of 2,679
by report volume (all drugs)
134
adverse-event reports
14.9%
death-coded share
Dog
most-reported species

Corpus placement

According to the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA adverse-event extract, Unknown Antibiotic ranks #667 of 2679 by total reports (134) and #366 of 1130 by death-coded share (14.9%). 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)
#667
This drug, reports of 2679
#366
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. Unknown Antibiotic has 134 reports now versus 134 in that prior snapshot: 0 the same number of (0.0%).

Report change
+0
Death-coded reports
+0
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 Unknown Antibiotic changes

Signature read: death-coded report count at 20 is the most distinctive stamp on Unknown Antibiotic'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.
134
Total Reports
20
Deaths Reported
14.9%
Death-coded share of reports

Active Ingredients

Unknown Antibiotic

Administration Routes

UnknownOralSubcutaneous

Species Affected

Dog 90
Cat 40
Human 1
Cattle 1
Horse 1
Goat 1

Most Affected Breeds

Domestic Shorthair 22
Crossbred Canine/dog 13
Retriever - Labrador 11
Retriever - Golden 7
Domestic Longhair 6
Shepherd Dog - Australian 5
Shih Tzu 3
Boxer (German Boxer) 3
Sheepdog - Shetland 3
Cat (unknown) 3

Most Reported Reactions

Vomiting 24
Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in 'Neurological') 23
Death by euthanasia 14
Anorexia 14
Diarrhoea 13
Weight loss 11
Other abnormal test result NOS 11
Pruritus 9
Skin lesion NOS 7
Inappetence 7
Lack of efficacy - NOS 6
Pneumonia 6

Outcome Breakdown

Outcome Unknown
46 (34.3%)
Recovered/Normal
36 (26.9%)
Ongoing
31 (23.1%)
Euthanized
14 (10.4%)
Died
6 (4.5%)
Recovered with Sequela
1 (0.7%)

Unknown Antibiotic: high report volume 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 Unknown Antibiotic, both floored at ≥50 reports so the neighborhoods stay in the advertised mass.

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 Unknown Antibiotic (#672 of 2,679 by report volume); death-coded 14.9%. PlainBreed drug row · death-coded report count stamp 20 · 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 →