21 CFR § 522.1367 - Meloxicam.

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title: "21 CFR § 522.1367 - Meloxicam."
title_number: 21
title_name: "Food and Drugs"
section_number: "522.1367"
section_name: "Meloxicam."
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: "522"
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authority: "21 U.S.C. 360b."
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# 522.1367 Meloxicam.

(a) *Specifications.* Each milliliter of solution contains 5.0 milligrams (mg) meloxicam.

(b) *Sponsors.* See Nos. 000010, 016729, 017033, 055529, and 086101 in § 510.600(c) of this chapter.

(c) *Conditions of use*—(1) *Dogs*—(i) *Amount.* Administer 0.09 mg per pound (mg/lb) body weight (0.2 mg per kilogram (mg/kg)) by intravenous or subcutaneous injection on the first day of treatment. For treatment after day 1, administer meloxicam suspension orally at 0.045 mg/lb (0.1 mg/kg) body weight once daily as in § 520.1367(c) of this chapter.

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

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

(2) *Cats*—(i) *Amount.* Administer 0.14 mg/lb (0.3 mg/kg) body weight as a single, one-time subcutaneous injection.

(ii) *Indications for use.* For the control of postoperative pain and inflammation associated with orthopedic surgery, ovariohysterectomy, and castration when administered prior to surgery.

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

[68 FR 68724, Dec. 10, 2003, as amended at 69 FR 69523, Nov. 30, 2004; 78 FR 5715, Jan. 28, 2013; 79 FR 74020, Dec. 15, 2014; 85 FR 18119, Apr. 1, 2020; 88 FR 14898, Mar. 10, 2023]