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 > 520.563—Diatrizoate meglumine and diatrizoate sodium oral solution.

520.563—Diatrizoate meglumine and diatrizoate sodium oral solution.

(a) Specifications. Diatrizoate meglumine oral solution is a water soluble radiopaque medium containing 66 percent diatrizoate meglumine and 10 percent diatrizoate sodium.
(b) Sponsor. See No. 053501 in § 510.600(c) of this chapter.
(c) Conditions of use. (1) It is indicated for radiography of the gastrointestinal tract in dogs and cats.
(2) It is administered orally at a dosage level of 0.5 to 1.0 milliliter per pound of body weight by gavage or stomach tube. It is administered rectally at a dosage level of 0.5 to 1.0 milliliter per pound of body weight diluted with 1 part of the drug to 5 parts of water.
(3) Federal law restricts this drug to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian.

Code of Federal Regulations

[44 FR 12993, Mar. 9, 1979, as amended at 50 FR 41489, Oct. 11, 1985]