21 CFR § 522.1020 - Gelatin.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t21/s522.1020"
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title: "21 CFR § 522.1020 - Gelatin."
title_number: 21
title_name: "Food and Drugs"
section_number: "522.1020"
section_name: "Gelatin."
chapter_name: "FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "E"
subchapter_name: "ANIMAL DRUGS, FEEDS, AND RELATED PRODUCTS"
part_number: "522"
part_name: "IMPLANTATION OR INJECTABLE DOSAGE FORM NEW ANIMAL DRUGS"
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last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "21 U.S.C. 360b."
regulatory_source: "40 FR 13858, Mar. 27, 1975, unless otherwise noted."
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# 522.1020 Gelatin.

(a) *Specifications.* Each 100 milliliters contains 8 grams of gelatin in a 0.85 percent sodium chloride solution.

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

(c) *Conditions of use*—(1) *Amount.* The exact dosage to be administered must be determined after evaluating the animal's condition and will vary according to the size of the animal and the degree of shock. A suggested dosage range for small animals such as dogs is 4 to 8 cubic centimeters per pound body weight. The suggested dosage range for large animals such as sheep, calves, cows, or horses is 2 to 4 cubic centimeters per pound of body weight.

(2) *Indications for use.* For use to restore circulatory volume and maintain blood pressure in animals being treated for shock.

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

[79 FR 16189, Mar. 25, 2014]