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Ingredients / Penicillin G

Penicillin G: FDA adverse event reports for pets

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

1,076Total reports
189Dog reports
37Cat 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

198729
198813
19896
199017
199115
199214
199313
199419
199540
199629
199776
199887
199943
200048
200138
200210
200329
200438
200531
200653
200731
200838
200955
201040
201134
201217
201326
201421
201513
201632
201720
201819
201911
20206
20218
202210
202310
202417
202516
20262

Species named in reports

Not given307
Cattle257
Dog189
Horse169
Pig75
Cat37
Sheep11
Goat7

Signs reported after Penicillin G

Death258
Suspension, Abnormal165
Anaphylaxis143
Residues in milk67
Injection site swelling66
Collapse (see also Cardio-vascular and Systemic disorders)60
Vomiting56
Injection site abscess46
Dyspnoea39
Ataxia35
Convulsion31
Injection site pain28
Respiratory distress26
Hyperactivity25
Shaking24
Anorexia23
Diarrhoea21
Fever19
Depression19
Recumbency17
Product Defect, General17
Hypersalivation16
Urticaria16
Mammary gland oedema15
Trembling15

Breeds named in reports

Holstein-Friesian also known as Holstein117
Horse (unknown)55
Cattle (unknown)54
Dog (unknown)48
Quarter Horse41
Crossbred Bovine/Cattle39
Mixed (Dog)37
Crossbred Porcine/Pig34
Pig (unknown)25
Thoroughbred20
Domestic (unspecified)17
Mixed (Horse)11
Domestic Shorthair11
Crossbred Canine/dog10
Sheep (unknown)9

Reported outcomes

Died274
Recovered/Normal55
Outcome Unknown23
Ongoing16
Euthanized8
Recovered with Sequela3

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