This statistic depicts the domestic sales of antimicrobial drugs for usage in livestock in the United States from 2020 to 2022, by drug class. Domestic sales for sulfonamides amounted to around 312,000 kilograms of active ingredient in 2022.
Domestic sales of antimicrobial drugs for use in livestock in the United States from 2020 to 2022, by drug class
(in 1,000 kilograms)
Includes antimicrobial drug applications which are approved and labeled for use in both food-producing animals (e.g., cattle and swine) and nonfood-producing animals (e.g., dogs and cats).
kg = kilogram of active ingredient. Antimicrobials which were reported in International Units (IU) (e.g., Penicillins) were converted to kg. Antimicrobial class includes drugs of different molecular weights, with some drugs reported in different salt forms.
Only includes exports of FDA-approved, US-labeled antimicrobial drugs approved for use in food-producing animals.
* NIR = Not Independently Reported. Antimicrobial classes for which there were fewer than three distinct sponsors actively marketing products domestically are not independently reported. These classes include the following: Amphenicols, Diaminopyrimidines, Fluoroquinolones, Polymyxins, and Streptogramins.
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Food and Drug Administration. (December 7, 2023). Domestic sales of antimicrobial drugs for use in livestock in the United States from 2020 to 2022, by drug class (in 1,000 kilograms) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/505270/antimicrobial-drugs-for-livestock-domestic-sales-by-drug-class/
Food and Drug Administration. "Domestic sales of antimicrobial drugs for use in livestock in the United States from 2020 to 2022, by drug class (in 1,000 kilograms)." Chart. December 7, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/505270/antimicrobial-drugs-for-livestock-domestic-sales-by-drug-class/
Food and Drug Administration. (2023). Domestic sales of antimicrobial drugs for use in livestock in the United States from 2020 to 2022, by drug class (in 1,000 kilograms). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/505270/antimicrobial-drugs-for-livestock-domestic-sales-by-drug-class/
Food and Drug Administration. "Domestic Sales of Antimicrobial Drugs for Use in Livestock in The United States from 2020 to 2022, by Drug Class (in 1,000 Kilograms)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/505270/antimicrobial-drugs-for-livestock-domestic-sales-by-drug-class/
Food and Drug Administration, Domestic sales of antimicrobial drugs for use in livestock in the United States from 2020 to 2022, by drug class (in 1,000 kilograms) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/505270/antimicrobial-drugs-for-livestock-domestic-sales-by-drug-class/ (last visited November 23, 2024)
Domestic sales of antimicrobial drugs for use in livestock in the United States from 2020 to 2022, by drug class (in 1,000 kilograms) [Graph], Food and Drug Administration, December 7, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/505270/antimicrobial-drugs-for-livestock-domestic-sales-by-drug-class/
