21 CFR § 522.144 - Arsenamide.

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title: "21 CFR § 522.144 - Arsenamide."
title_number: 21
title_name: "Food and Drugs"
section_number: "522.144"
section_name: "Arsenamide."
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"
part_name: "IMPLANTATION OR INJECTABLE DOSAGE FORM NEW ANIMAL DRUGS"
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authority: "21 U.S.C. 360b."
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# 522.144 Arsenamide.

(a) *Specifications.* Each milliliter of solution contains 10.0 milligrams arsenamide sodium.

(b) *Sponsor.* See No. 000010 in § 510.600(c) of this chapter.

(c) *Conditions of use in dogs*—(1) *Amount.* Administer 0.1 milliliter (mL) per pound of body weight (1.0 mL for every 10 pounds) by intravenous injection twice a day for 2 days.

(2) *Indications for use.* For the treatment and prevention of canine heartworm disease caused by *Dirofilaria immitis.*

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

[79 FR 16184, Mar. 25, 2014, as amended at 84 FR 39183, Aug. 9, 2019]