Pet Drug Reports

Ingredients

Active ingredient · pooled across combinations

Narasin: adverse event reports, pooled

2 ingredient sets in reports · 22 FDA-approved applications in the Green Book

714reports naming the ingredient, 1989–20260.1% of all reports · about 19 a year
33reports, 12 months to March 202628 in the 12 months before
63.4%classed serious, as reportedall reports: 38.6%
56.2%of reports concern chickenspig 23.8%

Narasin appears, alone or combined with other ingredients, in 714 reports in FDA's animal adverse event database (April 1989 to March 2026). The figures here pool all 2 ingredient sets that include it.

The Green Book lists 22 FDA-approved applications containing it. openFDA masks brand and manufacturer names in adverse event records, so the reports counted here cannot be attributed to a particular brand.

33 reports arrived in the 12 months to March 2026, up 18% from 28 in the 12 months before. FDA posts reports quarterly with a delay of three to six months, so the newest months are incomplete and usually grow in later releases. That is about 19 reports a year over its reporting history and 0.1% of all reports.

Pooled across every set, the terms listed most often are death (44%), lack of efficacy (protozoa) - Coccidia (22.8%) and increased mortality rate (9.8%). Many drugs combine several ingredients, and many reports list several drugs, so a term on this page may relate to any of them or to none.

Of reports that state seriousness, 63.4% were classed as serious (38.6% across the whole database); 58.7% record a death or euthanasia (6.4% overall). Ingredients used in older or sicker animals, or in anaesthesia and cancer care, carry higher shares for that reason alone.

Ingredient sets that include narasin

Active ingredients recorded for the drugReportsShare of this page's reportsLatest 12 months
Narasin43360.6%29
Narasin + Nicarbazin31143.6%7

Ordered by report count. FDA states that these data "cannot be used to estimate the risk associated with the product or compare one drug or device product with another"; counts follow sales volume and years on the market. A report can list more than one set, so shares can add to more than 100%.

Signs listed in reports, pooled

share of narasin reports listing the termall reports in the database

  1. Death44%314
  2. Lack of efficacy (protozoa) - Coccidia[the product did not have the expected effect: coccidia]22.8%163
  3. Lameness8.3%59
  4. Accidental exposure[exposure that was not intended]8%57
  5. Death by euthanasia[the animal was euthanized]7.4%53
  6. Recumbency[lying down and unable or unwilling to rise]6.3%45
  7. Lack of efficacy - NOS[the product did not have the expected effect]5.3%38
  8. NT - Abnormal necropsy finding NOS[NOS: not otherwise specified]4.8%34
  9. Loss of egg quantity4.6%33
  10. Enteritis4.5%32
  11. Anorexia[not eating]3.9%28
  12. Digestive tract disorder NOS[digestive problem, type not specified]3.6%26
  13. Respiratory tract disorder NOS[NOS: not otherwise specified]3.6%26
  14. Vocalisation[crying out or unusual noise]3.5%25
  15. Unclassifiable adverse event[event that fits no dictionary term]2.9%21
  16. Residues in eggs2.2%16
  17. Systemic disorder NOS[NOS: not otherwise specified]2.1%15
  18. Diarrhoea[diarrhea]2%14
  19. Musculoskeletal disorder NOS[NOS: not otherwise specified]2%14
  20. Unthrifty2%14
  21. Lethargy[unusually tired or inactive]1.8%13
  22. Pneumonia[lung infection or inflammation]1.8%13
  23. Abnormal necropsy finding1.7%12
  24. Ataxia[unsteady, uncoordinated movement]1.7%12

Pooled across every ingredient set and every report that names the ingredient. One report can list several terms and several drugs; a term here may relate to any of them or to none.

Monthly reports by species, five years

Dog4 · peak 2
Mar 2022: 1Aug 2023: 1Sep 2023: 22022202320242025
Cat0 · peak 1
2022202320242025
Horse1 · peak 1
Jul 2022: 12022202320242025
Other142 · peak 12
Apr 2021: 3May 2021: 4Jun 2021: 4Jul 2021: 2Aug 2021: 9Sep 2021: 2Oct 2021: 2Nov 2021: 12Dec 2021: 4Mar 2022: 4Apr 2022: 5May 2022: 3Jun 2022: 2Aug 2022: 3Sep 2022: 1Oct 2022: 1Feb 2023: 2Jul 2023: 3Aug 2023: 3Sep 2023: 3Oct 2023: 1Dec 2023: 1Jan 2024: 2Feb 2024: 3Mar 2024: 2Apr 2024: 5May 2024: 5Jun 2024: 2Aug 2024: 3Sep 2024: 2Oct 2024: 3Nov 2024: 1Dec 2024: 2Jan 2025: 2Feb 2025: 1Mar 2025: 2Apr 2025: 4May 2025: 3Aug 2025: 8Oct 2025: 1Nov 2025: 1Dec 2025: 3Jan 2026: 4Feb 2026: 6Mar 2026: 32022202320242025

By month of receipt; each panel has its own scale. The newest months are incomplete because FDA posts reports with a delay of three to six months.

024481989: 419891990: 11994: 11997: 119971999: 22000: 12001: 120012002: 42003: 302004: 2420042005: 302006: 342007: 3720072008: 162009: 152010: 2820102011: 382012: 312013: 4720132014: 402015: 432016: 3920162017: 332018: 212019: 1820192020: 222021: 482022: 2120222023: 162024: 302025: 2520252026: 13

Outcomes, report types and ages

Outcome recorded in the report

Recovered/Normal6.4%46
Recovered with Sequela0.8%6
Ongoing3.4%24
Died55.7%398
Euthanized7.8%56
Outcome Unknown27.2%194

What kind of report it was

Safety issue72.4%517
Lack of expected effectiveness9.2%66
Both safety and lack of expected effectiveness5.5%39
Manufacturing or product defect12.9%92
Other0%0

Species

Chicken56.2%401
Pig23.8%170
Turkey2.5%18
Cattle2.1%15
Human exposure1.5%11
Dog0.8%6

Age of the animal

Under 1 year50.7%362
1 to 3 years0.4%3
4 to 7 years0.1%1
8 to 11 years0%0
12 years and over0.4%3
Age not given48.3%345

Coloured bar: reports naming narasin. Grey bar: all 1,357,245 reports. Outcomes are as stated by the reporter; FDA has not necessarily determined whether any product played a part.

In context

MeasureNarasinAll reports
Reports7141,357,245
Latest 12 months against the 12 before+18%-5%
Classed serious, of reports stating it63.4%38.6%
Death or euthanasia recorded, per 1,000 reports586.863.8
Filed as lack of expected effectiveness (wholly or partly)14.7%23%

Shares of reports, not of animals treated: how many animals receive the ingredient is not public. Ingredients used in anaesthesia, cancer care or in old animals carry more serious outcomes in their reports for that reason alone.

FDA-approved products containing narasin (Green Book)

Reference information, not report statistics. openFDA masks brand and manufacturer names in adverse event records, so the reports counted here cannot be attributed to a particular brand. The list below is the FDA Green Book as of 1 Oct 2026; nothing on this page says which of these products, if any, a report concerned.

Trade nameActive ingredientsSponsorApproved forApplication
Monteban 45NarasinElanco US Inc.ChickensNADA 118-980
Maxiban 72Narasin, NicarbazinElanco US Inc.ChickensNADA 138-952
Flavomycin / MontebanBambermycins, NarasinHuvepharma EOODChickensNADA 140-845
BMD and MontebanTMBacitracin methylenedisalicylate, NarasinPhibro Animal Health Corp.ChickensNADA 140-853
Monteban and Albac; Monteban and BacifermBacitracin Zinc, NarasinPhibro Animal Health Corp.ChickensNADA 140-865
BMD / MaxibanBacitracin methylenedisalicylate, Narasin, NicarbazinElanco US Inc.ChickensNADA 140-926
Flavomycin / MaxibanBambermycins, Narasin, NicarbazinElanco US Inc.ChickensNADA 140-942
BMD / MaxibanBacitracin methylenedisalicylate, Narasin, NicarbazinPhibro Animal Health Corp.ChickensNADA 141-124
Skycis 100NarasinElanco US Inc.SwineNADA 141-340
Stafac and MaxibanNarasin, Nicarbazin, VirginiamycinPhibro Animal Health Corp.ChickensNADA 141-429
Stafac and MontebanNarasin, VirginiamycinPhibro Animal Health Corp.ChickensNADA 141-462
Inteprity and MaxibanAvilamycin, Narasin, NicarbazinElanco US Inc.ChickensNADA 141-466
Inteprity and MontebanAvilamycin, NarasinElanco US Inc.ChickensNADA 141-467
Pennitracin MD and MaxibanBacitracin, Narasin, NicarbazinPharmgate Inc.ChickensNADA 141-529
Pennitracin MD 50G and MontebanBacitracin, NarasinPharmgate Inc.ChickensNADA 141-574
Monteban / Roxarsoneapproval voluntarily withdrawnNarasin, RoxarsoneElanco Animal Health, A Division of Eli Lilly & Co.ChickensNADA 140-445
3-Nitro / Flavomycin / Montebanapproval voluntarily withdrawnBambermycins, Narasin, RoxarsoneHuvepharma EOODChickensNADA 140-843
3-Nitro / BMD / Montebanapproval voluntarily withdrawnBacitracin methylenedisalicylate, Narasin, RoxarsoneZoetis Inc.ChickensNADA 140-852
Lincomix / Maxibanapproval voluntarily withdrawnLincomycin, Narasin, NicarbazinElanco US Inc.ChickensNADA 140-947
3-Nitro / BMD / Maxibanapproval voluntarily withdrawnBacitracin methylenedisalicylate, Narasin, Nicarbazin, RoxarsoneZoetis Inc.ChickensNADA 141-112
3-Nitro / Maxibanapproval voluntarily withdrawnNarasin, Nicarbazin, RoxarsoneElanco Animal Health, A Division of Eli Lilly & Co.ChickensNADA 141-113
Monteban / Tylanapproval voluntarily withdrawnNarasin, Tylosin PhosphateElanco US, Inc.ChickensNADA 141-170

Species are the major species the Green Book search lists for the application ("—" where it lists another species or none). Approval dates are not part of the Green Book listing files and are not shown. Pioneer applications (NADA) come first, then generics (ANADA).

Questions about narasin reports

How many FDA adverse event reports mention narasin?

714 reports through March 2026, 33 of them in the latest 12 months, counting narasin alone and in combinations.

Which brands do these reports concern?

That cannot be known from the public data. openFDA masks brand and manufacturer names in adverse event records, so the reports counted here cannot be attributed to a particular brand. The Green Book reference list on this page names approved products containing narasin without any counts.

In which combinations is narasin reported?

Narasin (60.6% of these reports) and Narasin + Nicarbazin (43.6% of these reports).

What reactions are reported for narasin?

death (44%), lack of efficacy (protozoa) - Coccidia (22.8%), increased mortality rate (9.8%), lameness (8.3%) and granules/Powder, Abnormal (8.1%). Shares are of reports naming the ingredient; one report can list several terms.

Which animals are these reports about?

chicken (56.2%), pig (23.8%) and turkey (2.5%).

Does a high count mean narasin is a problem ingredient?

A count cannot show that. FDA states that "there is no certainty that the reported drug or device caused the adverse event" and that the event "may have been related to an underlying disease, other drugs used at the same time or other non-drug related sources." Widely used ingredients collect more reports because more animals receive them.

How do I report a problem?

Call the drug company using the number on the label, or send Form FDA 1932a to FDA. See the guide on how to report.

Where this comes from. Counts are built from the openFDA Animal & Veterinary adverse event bulk files released 28 Sep 2026, which hold reports FDA's Center for Veterinary Medicine received through 31 Mar 2026. openFDA masks brand and manufacturer names in these files, so drugs are counted by the active ingredients each record discloses and no figure is attributed to a brand, application or company. Ingredient names, and the separate reference lists of approved products, follow the FDA Green Book as of 1 Oct 2026. Ingredient names follow the Green Book; salts and forms are kept as FDA lists them. Drug entries are matched by the active ingredients their unmasked ingredient field discloses. No report text, lot numbers or reporter details are published. See the methodology and sources; FDA's record is authoritative, and corrections are handled within five working days.