21 C.F.R. § 520.110 Apramycin sulfate soluble powder.
Title 21 - Food and Drugs
(a) Specifications. A water soluble powder used to make a medicated drinking water containing apramycin sulfate equivalent to 0.375 gram of apramycin activity per gallon of drinking water. (b) Sponsor. See No. 000986 in §510.600(c) of this chapter. (c) Related tolerances. See §556.52 of this chapter. (d) Conditions of use. (1) In swine for control of porcine colibacillosis (weanling pig scours) caused by strains of E. coli sensitive to apramycin. (2) It is administered for 7 days in drinking water at the rate of 12.5 milligrams of apramycin per kilogram (5.7 milligrams per pound) of body weight per day. Swine will normally consume 1 gallon per day of medicated water containing 375 milligrams of apramycin for each 66 pounds of body weight. Water consumption should be monitored to determine that the required amount of apramycin is being consumed. The drug concentration should be adjusted according to water consumption which varies depending on ambient temperature, humidity, and other factors. (3) Prepare fresh medicated water daily. (4) Do not slaughter treated swine for 28 days following treatment [47 FR 15771, Apr. 13, 1982, as amended at 49 FR 19642, May 9, 1984; 53 FR 37753, Sept. 28, 1988]
Title 21: Food and Drugs
PART 520—ORAL DOSAGE FORM NEW ANIMAL DRUGS
§ 520.110 Apramycin sulfate soluble powder.
