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Title 21 → Chapter I → Subchapter E → Part 522 → §522.23

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Title 21: Food and Drugs
PART 522—IMPLANTATION OR INJECTABLE DOSAGE FORM NEW ANIMAL DRUGS

§522.23 Acepromazine.

(a) Specifications. Each milliliter of solution contains 10 milligrams (mg) acepromazine maleate.

(b) Sponsors. See Nos. 000010 and 000859 in §510.600(c) of this chapter:

(c) Conditions of use in dogs, cats, and horses—(1) Amount. Dogs: 0.25 to 0.5 mg per pound (/lb) of body weight; Cats: 0.5 to 1.0 mg/lb of body weight; Horses: 2.0 to 4.0 mg per 100 lbs of body weight.

(2) Indications for use. For use as a tranquilizer and as a preanesthetic agent.

(3) Limitations. Do not use in horses intended for human consumption. Federal law restricts this drug to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian.

[75 FR 10167, Mar. 5, 2010; 78 FR 17597, Mar. 22, 2013; 79 FR 16182, Mar. 25, 2014]

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