CFR > 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 (parts 500 to 590) > PART 520—ORAL DOSAGE FORM NEW ANIMAL DRUGS > 520.1696d—Penicillin V potassium tablets.

520.1696d—Penicillin V potassium tablets.

(a) Specifications. Each tablet contains penicillin V potassium equivalent to 125 milligrams (200,000 units) or 250 milligrams (400,000 units) of penicillin V.
(b) Sponsors. See Nos. 017144, 050604, and 053501 in § 510.600(c) of this chapter.
(c) National Academy of Sciences/National Research Council (NAS/NRC) status. These conditions of use were NAS/NRC reviewed and found effective. Applications for these uses need not include effectiveness data as specified by § 514.111 of this chapter, but may require bioequivalency and safety information.
(d) Conditions of use. Dogs and Cats— (1) Amount. 10 to 15 milligrams per pound of body weight every 6 to 8 hours.
(2) Indications for use. Treatment of respiratory, urogenital, skin and soft tissue infections and septicemia caused by pathogens susceptible to penicillin V potassium.
(3) Limitations. Administer orally 1 to 2 hours prior to feeding for maximum absorption. Federal law restricts this drug to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian.

Code of Federal Regulations

[57 FR 37327, Aug. 18, 1992, as amended at 59 FR 58775, Nov. 15, 1994]