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Ingredients / Neomycin

Neomycin: FDA adverse event reports for pets

Reports received through June 26, 2026. Data and limitations.

3,584Total reports
1,590Dog reports
996Cat reports

FDA-approved products with this ingredient (Green Book)

All approved products with this ingredient, for any species.

Brand names come only from the Green Book. Brand names in FDA's public report data are masked, so counts cannot be attributed to any brand. Ingredient names in the reports are written many ways; we group them under one ingredient name and count each report once per ingredient (method).

Reports by year received

19872
19892
19901
19916
19926
199316
199415
199511
199613
19978
199812
199922
200017
200128
200226
200350
200470
200569
200688
2007146
200888
2009102
201093
201176
2012154
2013169
2014164
2015143
2016167
2017144
2018176
2019193
2020178
2021160
2022163
2023159
2024241
2025268
2026137

Species named in reports

Dog1,590
Cat996
Not given714
Human250
Cattle8
Horse8
Ferret5
Other Birds4

Signs reported after Neomycin

Deafness445
Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in Neurological)307
Vomiting255
Accidental exposure245
Eye irritation168
Anorexia139
Lack of efficacy - NOS134
Ataxia125
Loss of hearing121
Unclassifiable adverse event120
Elevated alanine aminotransferase (ALT)119
Not eating119
Uncoded sign117
Diarrhoea115
Dispenser, Abnormal99
Other abnormal test result NOS93
Behavioural disorder NOS91
Product dropper missing90
Pinnal erythema83
Eye pain77
Containers, Leaking75
Weight loss74
Death by euthanasia73
Seizure NOS70
Fever69

Breeds named in reports

Domestic Shorthair489
Retriever - Labrador147
Domestic (unspecified)132
Crossbred Canine/dog121
Dog (unknown)111
Cat (unknown)88
Terrier - Yorkshire77
Chihuahua75
Retriever - Golden71
Domestic Longhair70
Poodle (unspecified)58
Maltese53
Domestic Mediumhair52
Shih Tzu51
Pug51

Reported outcomes

Outcome Unknown1,006
Recovered/Normal447
Ongoing433
Recovered with Sequela97
Died86
Euthanized69

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