CFR - Code of Federal Regulations Title 21

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[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 21, Volume 6]

[CITE: 21CFR520.1660b]

TITLE 21--FOOD AND DRUGS

CHAPTER I--FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

SUBCHAPTER E - ANIMAL DRUGS, FEEDS, AND RELATED PRODUCTS

PART 520 -- ORAL DOSAGE FORM NEW ANIMAL DRUGS

Sec. 520.1660b Oxytetracycline capsules.

(a) Specifications. Each capsule contains 125 or 250 milligrams (mg) oxytetracycline hydrochloride.

(b) Sponsor. See No. 054771 in § 510.600(c) of this chapter.

(c) Conditions of use in dogs and cats - (1) Amount. Administer orally 25 to 50 mg per pound of body weight per day in divided doses at 12-hour intervals.

(2) Indications for use. For the treatment of bacterial pneumonia caused by Brucella bronchiseptica, tonsilitis caused by Streptococcus hemolyticus, bacterial enteritis caused by Escherichia coli, urinary tract infections caused by Escherichia coli, and wound infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus.

(3) Limitations. Federal law restricts this drug to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian.

[40 FR 13838, Mar. 27, 1975, as amended at 78 FR 28825, May 20, 2014; 88 FR 55563, Aug. 16, 2023]