[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 21, Volume 6]
[Revised as of January 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 21CFR524.1240]

[Page 306]
 
                        TITLE 21--FOOD AND DRUGS
 
CHAPTER I--FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
                          SERVICES (CONTINUED)
 
PART 524--OPHTHALMIC AND TOPICAL DOSAGE FORM NEW ANIMAL DRUGS--Table of Contents
 
Sec.  524.1240  Levamisole.

    (a) Specifications. The drug contains 200 milligrams of levamisole 
per milliliter of diethylene glycol monobutyl ether (DGME) solution.
    (b) Sponsor. See 000061 and 053501 in Sec.  510.600(c) of this 
chapter.
    (c) Related tolerances. See Sec.  556.350 of this chapter.
    (d) Conditions of use. Cattle--(1) Amount. 2.5 milliliters per 110 
pounds (10 milligrams of levamisole per kilogram) of body weight as a 
single dose topically to the back of the animal.
    (2) Indications for use. Anthelmintic effective against stomach 
worms (Haemonchus, Trichostrongylus, Ostertagia), intestinal worms 
(Trichostrongylus, Cooperia, Nematodirus, Bunostomum, Oesophagostomum, 
Chabertia), and lungworms (Dictyocaulus).
    (3) Limitations. Conditions of constant helminth exposure may 
require retreatment within 2 to 4 weeks after the first treatment. 
Cattle must not be slaughtered within 9 days following last treatment. 
Do not administer to dairy animals of breeding age. Do not treat animals 
before dipping or prior to exposure to heavy rain. Consult your 
veterinarian for assistance in the diagnosis, treatment, and control of 
parasitism, and before using in severely debilitated animals.

[52 FR 10887, Apr. 6, 1987, as amended at 53 FR 7504, Mar. 9, 1988; 62 
FR 61626, Nov. 19, 1997; 67 FR 78355, Dec. 24, 2002]