Death after Ceftiofur in horses

204 reports to the FDA describe death in horses given Ceftiofur. That is 17% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 11% across reports for all horse medicines.

204Reports

68%Marked serious

0.0%Recovered

100%Died or euthanised

Same dayTypical onset

How soon it started

Same day

72 54%

1–2 days

23 17%

3–7 days

27 20%

1–4 weeks

11 8.2%

Over a month

1 0.7%

How the animals did

Died

137 67%

Euthanised

67 33%

Problems reported at the same time

46 23%

41 20%

39 19%

35 17%

31 15%

29 14%

27 13%

25 12%

Age of the animals

Under 1 year

1–3 years

4–7 years

8–11 years

12+ years

About this medicine

Type: medicine.

Questions owners ask

Can Ceftiofur cause death in horses?: 204 reports link the two, but a report alone does not prove the medicine was the cause: other illnesses, other medicines or coincidence can be involved. Your vet can judge it for your animal.
How soon after a dose was it reported?: In half of the reports with dates, it started within the same day of the first dose.
What should I do?: Don't give another dose until you've spoken to your vet, and keep the packaging so you can tell them the product and dose. Your vet can also report it to the FDA (or you can, through the manufacturer or FDA form 1932a).

Death with similar medicines

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Death after Detomidine 95 reports · 9.6% of its reports
Death after Flunixin Meglumine 148 reports · 24% of its reports
Death after Ketamine 43 reports · 7.6% of its reports
Death after Xylazine 58 reports · 12% of its reports
Death after Hyaluronate Sodium 33 reports · 7.9% of its reports
Death after Butorphanol 57 reports · 19% of its reports
Death after Ponazuril 27 reports · 15% of its reports
Death after Monensin 107 reports · 64% of its reports

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