21 CFR § 522.1484 - Neomycin.

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title: "21 CFR § 522.1484 - Neomycin."
title_number: 21
title_name: "Food and Drugs"
section_number: "522.1484"
section_name: "Neomycin."
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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# 522.1484 Neomycin.

(a) *Specifications.* Each milliliter of solution contains 50 milligrams (mg) of neomycin sulfate (equivalent to 35 mg of neomycin base).

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

(c) *Conditions of use in dogs and cats*—(1) *Amount.* Administer 5 mg per pound of body weight daily by intramuscular or intravenous injection, divided into portions administered every 6 to 8 hours for 3 to 5 days.

(2) *Indications for use.* For the treatment of acute and chronic bacterial infections due to organisms susceptible to neomycin.

(3) *Limitations.* Not for parenteral use in food-producing animals because of prolonged residues in edible tissues. Federal law restricts this drug to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian.

[79 FR 16192, Mar. 25, 2014]