CFR - Code of Federal Regulations Title 21

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[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 21, Volume 6]

[CITE: 21CFR520.816]

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. 520.816 Epsiprantel.

(a) Specifications. Each tablet contains either 12.5, 25, 50, or 100 milligrams of epsiprantel.

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

(c) Conditions of use - (1) Dogs - (i) Amount. 2.5 milligrams per pound of body weight.

(ii) Indications for use. Removal of canine cestodes Dipylidium caninum and Taenia pisiformis.

(2) Cats - (i) Amount. 1.25 milligrams per pound of body weight.

(ii) Indications for use. Removal of feline cestodes D. caninum and T. taeniaeformis.

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

[54 FR 50615, Dec. 8, 1989, as amended at 56 FR 50653, Oct. 8, 1991; 60 FR 55659, Nov. 2, 1995; 79 FR 28821, May 20, 2014; 83 FR 64740, Dec. 18, 2018]