[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 21, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 21CFR522.23]

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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. 522.23  Acepromazine maleate injection.

    (a) Specifications. Each milliliter of sterile aqueous solution 
contains 10 milligrams of acepromazine maleate.
    (b) Conditions of use. See No. 000856 in Sec. 510.600(c) of this 
chapter for use in dogs, cats, and horses as follows:
    (1) Indications for use. It is used in dogs, cats, and horses as a 
tranquilizer.
    (2) Amount. Dogs: 0.25 to 0.5 milligram per pound of body weight; 
Cats: 0.5 to 1.0 milligram per pound of body weight; Horses: 2.0 to 4.0 
milligrams per 100 pounds of body weight.
    (c) Conditions of use. See No. 000010 in Sec. 510.600(c) of this 
chapter for use in dogs as follows:
    (1) Indications for use. It is used in dogs as an aid in 
tranquilization and as a preanesthetic agent.
    (2) Amount. Dogs: 0.25 to 0.5 milligram per pound of body weight.
    (3) Limitations. The drug is administered intravenously, 
intramuscularly or subcutaneously with the dosage individualized 
depending upon the degree of tranquilization required. Federal law 
restricts this drug to use by or on the order of a licensed 
veterinarian.

[46 FR 43831, Sept. 1, 1981, as amended at 53 FR 40727, Oct. 18, 1988; 
62 FR 35076, June 30, 1997]