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21 CFR 520.602: Dichlorvos gel.
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 milligram (mg) of gel contains 2.27 milligrams (mg) dichlorvos.
(b) Sponsor. See No. 069043 in § 510.600(c) of this chapter.
(c) Conditions of use in horses—(1) Amount. Administer 20 mg per kilogram of body weight for the removal of bots and ascarids. Repeat administration every 21 to 28 days for the control of bots and ascarids. For the control of bots only, the repeat dosage is 10 milligrams per kilogram of body weight every 21 to 28 days during bot fly season.
(2) Indications for use. For the removal and control of first, second, and third instar bots (Gastrophilus intestinalis and G. nasalis), sexually mature and sexually immature (4th stage) ascarids (Parascaris equorum) in horses and foals.
(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.
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