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 > 520.816—Epsiprantel tablets.

520.816—Epsiprantel tablets.

(a) Specifications. Each tablet contains either 12.5, 25, 50, or 100 milligrams of epsiprantel.
(b) Sponsor. See No. 000069 in § 510.600(c) of this chapter.
(c) Conditions of use— (1) Dogs— 2.5 milligrams per pound of body weight.
(ii) Indications for use. Removal of canine cestodes Dipylidium caninum and Taenia pisiformis.
(2) Cats— (i) Amount. 1.25 milligrams per pound of body weight.
(ii) Indications for use. Removal of feline cestodes D. caninum and T. taeniaeformis.
(3) Limitations. For oral use only as a single dose. Do not use in animals less than 7 weeks of age. Safety of use in pregnant or breeding animals has not been established. Federal law restricts this drug to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian.

Code of Federal Regulations

[54 FR 50615, Dec. 8, 1989, as amended at 56 FR 50653, Oct. 8, 1991; 60 FR 55659, Nov. 2, 1995]