21 CFR § 524.1484i - Neomycin and hydrocortisone ointment.

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title: "21 CFR § 524.1484i - Neomycin and hydrocortisone ointment."
title_number: 21
title_name: "Food and Drugs"
section_number: "524.1484i"
section_name: "Neomycin and hydrocortisone ointment."
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: "524"
part_name: "OPHTHALMIC AND TOPICAL DOSAGE FORM NEW ANIMAL DRUGS"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "21 U.S.C. 360b."
regulatory_source: "40 FR 13873, Mar. 27, 1975, unless otherwise noted."
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# 524.1484i Neomycin and hydrocortisone ointment.

(a) *Specifications.* The drug contains 5 milligrams of neomycin sulfate, equivalent to 3.5 milligrams of neomycin base, and 5 milligrams of hydrocortisone acetate in each gram of ointment.
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(b) *Sponsor.* See No. 054771 in § 510.600(c) of this chapter.

(c) *Conditions of use in dogs and cats*—(1) *Amount.* Apply 3 or 4 times daily into the conjunctival sac. With improvement, frequency may be reduced to 2 or 3 times daily. For treatment of ear canker and other inflammatory conditions of the external ear canal, fill external ear canal 1 to 3 times daily.

(2) *Indications for use.* For the treatment of infections, allergic and traumatic keratitis, conjunctivitis, acute otitis externa and, to a lesser degree, chronic otitis externa.

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

[43 FR 40456, Sept. 12, 1978, as amended at 79 FR 10971, Feb. 27, 2014]