21 CFR § 520.2340 - Tepoxalin.

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title: "21 CFR § 520.2340 - Tepoxalin."
title_number: 21
title_name: "Food and Drugs"
section_number: "520.2340"
section_name: "Tepoxalin."
chapter_name: "FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
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subchapter_name: "ANIMAL DRUGS, FEEDS, AND RELATED PRODUCTS"
part_number: "520"
part_name: "ORAL DOSAGE FORM NEW ANIMAL DRUGS"
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authority: "21 U.S.C. 360b."
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# 520.2340 Tepoxalin.

(a) *Specifications.* Each tablet contains 30, 50, 100, or 200 milligrams (mg) tepoxalin.

(b) *Sponsor.* See No. 000061 in § 510.600(c) of this chapter.

(c) *Conditions of use in dogs*—(1) *Amount.* 10 mg per kilogram (/kg) daily; or 20 mg/kg on the initial day of treatment, followed by 10 mg/kg daily.

(2) *Indications for use.* For the control of pain and inflammation associated with osteoarthritis.

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

[68 FR 34795, June 11, 2003]