Ceftiofur side effects in horses
1,214 reports sent to the FDA between 1995 and 2026 involve Ceftiofur in horses. The most reported problems were swelling, injection site reaction, fever. 38% were marked serious, and where it was recorded, signs eased after stopping the medicine in 100% of cases.
1,214Reports
38%Marked serious
85%Only medicine involved
30%Recovered
18%Died or euthanised
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About this medicine
Type: medicine.
Most reported side effects
Share = percentage of this medicine's reports that mention the problem. One report can list several problems.
Reports that it didn't work
Some reports are about the medicine not working (for example a horse still getting fleas or heartworm), not about a side effect.
How soon problems started
Time from the first dose to the first sign, where both dates were reported (887 reports).
How the animals did
Breeds named most often
Popular breeds appear more often because there are more of them.
- Quarter Horse 366 reports
- Thoroughbred 220 reports
- Horse 173 reports
- Warmblood 72 reports
- Paint 51 reports
- Standardbred 38 reports
- Arab 35 reports
- Tennessee Walking Horse 26 reports
- Horse (other) 24 reports
- Appaloosa 14 reports
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