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 522—IMPLANTATION OR INJECTABLE DOSAGE FORM NEW ANIMAL DRUGS > 522.23—Acepromazine.

522.23—Acepromazine.

(a) Specifications. Each milliliter of solution contains 10 milligrams (mg) acepromazine maleate.
(b) Sponsors. See sponsors in § 510.600(c) of this chapter :
(1) No. 000010 for use as in paragraphs (d) and (e) of this section.
(2) No. 059130 for use as in paragraph (d) of this section.
(c) Special considerations. Federal law restricts this drug to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian.
(d) Conditions of use. It is used in dogs, cats, and horses as follows:
(1) Amount. Dogs: 0.25 to 0.5 mg per pound (/lb) of body weight; Cats: 0.5 to 1.0 mg/lb of body weight; Horses: 2.0 to 4.0 mg per 100 lbs of body weight.
(2) Indications for use. As a tranquilizer.
(e) Conditions of use. It is used in dogs as follows:
(1) Amount. Dogs: 0.25 to 0.5 mg/lb of body weight.
(2) Indications for use. As an aid in tranquilization and as a preanesthetic agent.

Code of Federal Regulations

[75 FR 10167, Mar. 5, 2010]