21 CFR § 520.1452 - Moxidectin gel.

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title: "21 CFR § 520.1452 - Moxidectin gel."
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chapter_name: "FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
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# 520.1452 Moxidectin gel.

(a) *Specifications.* Each milliliter of gel contains 20 milligrams (2 percent) moxidectin.

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

(c) *Special considerations.* See § 500.25 of this chapter.

(d) *Conditions of use in horses and ponies*—(1) *Amount.* 0.4 milligram moxidectin per kilogram (2.2 pounds) of body weight.

(2) *Indications for use.* For the treatment and control of large strongyles: *Strongylus vulgaris* (adults and L4/L5 arterial stages), *S.* *edentatus* (adult and tissue stages), *Triodontophorus brevicauda* (adults), and *T.* *serratus* (adults); small strongyles (adults): *Cyathostomum* spp., including *C. catinatum* and *C. pateratum*; *Cylicocyclus.* spp., including *C. insigne, C. leptostomum, C. nassatus*, and *C. radiatus; Cyliocostephanus* spp., including *C. calicatus, C. goldi, C. longibursatus,* and *C. minutus*; *Coronocyclus* spp., including *C. coronatus, C. labiatus,* and *C. labratus*; *Gyalocephalus capitatus*; and *Petrovinema poculatus*; small strongyles: undifferentiated lumenal larvae; encysted cyathostomes (late L3 and L4 mucosal cyathostome larvae); ascarids: *Parascaris equorum* (adults and L4 larval stages); pinworms: *Oxyuris equi* (adults and L4 larval stages); hairworms: *Trichostrongylus axei* (adults); large-mouth stomach worms: *Habronema muscae* (adults); and horse stomach bots: *Gasterophilus intestinalis* (2nd and 3rd instars) and *G.* *nasalis* (3rd instars). One dose also suppresses strongyle egg production for 84 days.

(3) *Limitations.* Do not use in horses intended for human consumption.

[62 FR 42902, Aug. 11, 1997, as amended at 64 FR 66105, Nov. 24, 1999; 68 FR 51445, Aug. 27, 2003; 69 FR 24959, May 5, 2004; 70 FR 75017, Dec. 19, 2005; 78 FR 28825, May 20, 2014]