[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 21, Volume 6]
[Revised as of April 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 21CFR522.390]

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                        TITLE 21--FOOD AND DRUGS
 
CHAPTER I--FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
                          SERVICES--(Continued)
 
PART 522--IMPLANTATION OR INJECTABLE DOSAGE FORM NEW ANIMAL DRUGS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 522.390  Chloramphenicol injection.

    (a) Specifications. Each milliliter contains 100 milligrams of 
chloramphenicol.
    (b) Sponsor. See Nos. 000069 and 059130 in Sec. 510.600(c) of this 
chapter.
    (c) Conditions of use. Dogs--(1) Amount. 5 to 15 milligrams per 
pound of body weight, intramuscularly or intravenously, every 6 hours. 
In severe infections, use 4 to 6 hour treatment intervals the first day. 
If no response is obtained in 3 to 5 days, discontinue use and 
reevaluate diagnosis.
    (2) Indications for use. Treatment of infections of the respiratory 
tract, the urinary tract, and enteritis and tonsillitis caused by 
organisms susceptible to chloramphenicol.
    (3) Limitations. Not for use in animals raised for food production. 
Federal law restricts this drug to use by or on the order of a licensed 
veterinarian.

[57 FR 37331, Aug. 18, 1992, as amended at 65 FR 45877, July 26, 2000]