21 C.F.R. § 520.1422 Metoserpate hydrochloride.
Title 21 - Food and Drugs
(a) Chemical name. Methyl-o-methyl-18-epireserpate hydrochloride. (b) Sponsor. See No. 000003 in §510.600(c) of this chapter. (c) Related tolerances. See §556.410 of this chapter. (d) Conditions of use. It is used in drinking water for replacement chickens as follows: (1) Amount. 568.5 milligrams per gallon (0.015 percent). (i) Indications for use. As a tranquilizer for flock treatment of chickens prior to handling. (ii) Limitations. To be used one time as a treatment for replacement chickens up to 16 weeks of age; usual drinking water should be withheld prior to treatment to provide adequate consumption of medicated drinking water; not for use in laying chickens; chickens slaughtered within 72 hours following treatment must not be used for food. (2) Amount. 2 to 4 milligrams per 2.2 pounds of body weight. (i) Indications for use. As an aid in control of hysteria. (ii) Limitations. To be used as a treatment for replacement chickens up to 16 weeks of age; usual drinking water should be withheld prior to treatment to provide adequate consumption of medicated drinking water; the drug should be administered at a dosage level of 4 milligrams per 2.2 pounds of body weight followed by 2 treatments at 4-day intervals of 2 milligrams per 2.2 pounds of body weight; not for use in laying chickens; chickens slaughtered within 72 hours following treatment must not be used for food.
Title 21: Food and Drugs
PART 520—ORAL DOSAGE FORM NEW ANIMAL DRUGS
§ 520.1422 Metoserpate hydrochloride.
