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[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 21, Volume 6]
[CITE: 21CFR520.1872]



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. 520.1872 Praziquantel, pyrantel pamoate, and febantel tablets.

(a) Specifications. Each tablet or chewable tablet contains either:

(1) Tablet No. 1: 22.7 milligrams praziquantel, 22.7 milligrams pyrantel base, and 113.4 milligrams febantel; or

(2) Tablet No. 2: 68 milligrams praziquantel, 68 milligrams pyrantel base, and 340.2 milligrams febantel.

(3) Tablet No. 3: 136 milligrams (mg) praziquantel, 136 mg pyrantel base, and 680.4 mg febantel.

(b) Sponsor. See No. 058198 in § 510.600(c) of this chapter.

(c) Conditions of use - (1) Dogs - (i) Amount. Administer as a single dose directly by mouth or in a small amount of food as follows:

Weight of animal Number of tablets per dose
Kilograms Pounds Tablet no. 1 Tablet no. 2 Tablet no. 3
0.9 to 1.82 to 41/2
2.3 to 3.25 to 71
3.6 to 5.48 to 121 1/2
5.9 to 8.213 to 182
8.6 to 11.419 to 252 1/2
11.8 to 13.626 to 30 1
14.1 to 20.031 to 44 1 1/2
20.4 to 27.245 to 60 21
27.7 to 40.961 to 90 1 1/2
41.3 to 54.591 to 120 2

(ii) Indications for use. For the removal of tapeworms (Dipylidium caninum, Taenia pisiformis, Echinococcus granulosus ); hookworms (Ancylostoma caninum, Uncinaria stenocephala ); ascarids (Toxocara canis, Toxascaris leonina ); and whipworms (Trichuris vulpis ) and for the removal and control of tapeworm Echinococcus multilocularis in dogs.

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

(2) [Reserved]

[59 FR 33908, July 1, 1994, as amended at 61 FR 29651, June 12, 1996; 68 FR 22293, Apr. 28, 2003; 71 FR 6677, Feb. 9, 2006; 86 FR 14819, Mar. 19, 2021; 87 FR 58961, Sept. 29, 2022]

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