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21 C.F.R. § 520.1803   Piperazine citrate capsules.

Title 21 - Food and Drugs

Title 21: Food and Drugs
PART 520—ORAL DOSAGE FORM NEW ANIMAL DRUGS

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§ 520.1803   Piperazine citrate capsules.

(a) Specifications. Piperazine citrate capsules contain piperazine citrate equivalent to 140 milligrams of piperazine base in each capsule.

(b) Sponsor. See No. 021091 in §510.600(c) of this chapter.

(c) Conditions of use. (1) It is used in dogs and cats for the removal of large roundworms (Toxocara canis and Toxascaris leonina).

(2) The contents of 1 capsule should be mixed with the food of the animal for each 5 pounds, or fraction thereof of body weight, except dogs weighing over 25 pounds should be given the contents of 6 capsules. The drug should be mixed in 1/2 of the regular feeding and when the animal has finished eating the dosed food, the remainder of the food may be given. Dogs and cats may be wormed at 6 to 8 weeks of age. The first treatment should be repeated 10 days later. Reinfection may occur. Repeat treatment if indicated.

(3) Severely debilitated animals should not be wormed except on the advice of a veterinarian.

[40 FR 13838, Mar. 27, 1975, as amended at 54 FR 38515, Sept. 19, 1989]

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