Reaction profile
The FDA adverse-event record for ineffective, antibiotic
594 FDA reports name ineffective, antibiotic, a high-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 99083). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.
- #578 of 2,481
- by report volume (all reactions)
- 594
- reports citing this reaction
- 26.1%
- death-coded share
- Cattle
- most-affected species
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. INEFFECTIVE, ANTIBIOTIC has 594 reports now versus 594 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 INEFFECTIVE, ANTIBIOTIC changesFDA AER · VeDDRA plate
Code 99083 VOL-MID
VOL-MID · DEATH-HOT · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · SPECIES-CATTLE · DRUG-LEAD · DESK-WIDE · BOOK-FULL
- VOL-MID 594 reports
- DEATH-HOT 26.1%
- UPPER-Q #578/2481
- PHOTO-FINISH Enlarged lymph node (…
- SPECIES-CATTLE Cattle · 221
- DRUG-LEAD Cefovecin · 192
- DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
- BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields
Nearest volume peer: Enlarged lymph node (localised) (±0 reports)
Upper-third death-coded share drives the outcome stamps on this plate; volume band, corpus rank, and co-report peers follow. Not a clinical diagnosis.
High-volume neighbourhood around INEFFECTIVE, ANTIBIOTIC
Upper-third volume poles plus nearest peers, not a full reaction corpus board reprint.
INEFFECTIVE, ANTIBIOTIC: high death-coded share in the FDA AER plate
Signature read: 155 death-coded reports is a heavy tail count for INEFFECTIVE, ANTIBIOTIC in the CVM extract. Report volume is upper-third scale: 594 named reports in the openFDA extract. Death-coded share is upper-third: 155 of 594 reports (26.1% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Enlarged lymph node (localised) (±0 reports). Lead species Cattle (221). Lead co-reported drug Cefovecin (192).
Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, A high death-coded share in FDA filings does not prove causation; co-reporting is voluntary temporal association only. Browse the full reactions index or the about page for how PlainBreed frames FDA CVM extracts.
Species Most Affected
Breeds Most Affected
Associated Drugs
Nationwide reactions with similar profiles
Two openFDA-derived peer sets for INEFFECTIVE, ANTIBIOTIC, both floored at ≥50 reports so the neighborhoods stay in the advertised mass (the volume chart above is the unfloored photo-finish strip).
Similar report volume
Nearest other reactions by FDA report count (594 here).
Similar death-coded share
Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (26.1% here), distinct from the volume row.
What to do with this reaction
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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
Informational only. FDA adverse-event reports are voluntary and do not prove causation; consult a veterinarian before acting on them. Verify with FDA CVM →