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21 CFR 520.540c: c Dexamethasone chewable tablets.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 21—Food and Drugs
- CHAPTER I—FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
- SUBCHAPTER E—ANIMAL DRUGS, FEEDS, AND RELATED PRODUCTS
- PART 520—ORAL DOSAGE FORM NEW ANIMAL DRUGS
(a) Specifications. Each half-scored tablet contains 0.25 milligram of dexamethasone.
(b) Sponsor. See No. 051031 in § 510.600(c) of this chapter.
(c) Conditions of use in dogs—(1) Amount. Administer by free-choice feeding or crumbled over food 0.25 to 1.25 milligrams daily in single or two divided doses until response is noted or 7 days have elapsed. When response is attained, dosage should be gradually reduced by 0.125 milligram per day until maintenance level is achieved.
(2) Indications for use. As supportive therapy in nonspecific dermatosis and inflammatory conditions.
(3) Limitations. Federal law restricts this drug to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian.
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