Reaction profile
The FDA adverse-event record for injection site fibrosis
58 FDA adverse-event reports reference injection site fibrosis (VeDDRA 2008). See the species, breeds, and drugs most associated with it below.
- 58
- reports citing this reaction
- 1.7%
- death-coded share
- Horse
- most-affected species
- Ceftiofur Crystalline Free Acid
- most-associated drug
Species Most Affected
Breeds Most Affected
Associated Drugs
Injection site fibrosis Reaction Insights
58 reports name Injection site fibrosis; 1 recorded a death outcome (1.7% of reported events, not a population-level mortality rate). VeDDRA code: 2008.
By species: Horse (26 reports), Dog (23 reports), Cattle (5 reports). By breed: Quarter Horse (8), Thoroughbred (7), Warmblood (unspecified) (4).
Most co-reported drugs: Ceftiofur Crystalline Free Acid (30 reports), Maropitant Citrate (6 reports), Melarsomine Dihydrochloride (6 reports), Tigilanol Tiglate (5 reports).
Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, co-reporting reflects temporal association captured in voluntary submissions, not proof that a drug caused this reaction. A widely-prescribed drug will rack up more raw co-reports at an identical true rate than a rarely-used one, so compare within similar-exposure products.
Source: FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA Animal & Veterinary Adverse Events (CVM AER) · 2025
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