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 > 522.2670—Yohimbine injectable.

522.2670—Yohimbine injectable.

(a) Specifications. Each milliliter of sterile aqueous solution contains either 2 or 5 milligrams of yohimbine (as hydrochloride).
(b) Sponsor. See 061690 in § 510.600(c) of this chapter for use of 2 milligrams per milliliter solution in dogs.
(1) Amount. 0.05 milligram per pound (0.11 milligram per kilogram) of body weight.
(2) Indications for use. To reverse the effects of xylazine in dogs.
(3) Limitations. For intravenous use in dogs only. Not for use in food-producing animals. Safety of use in pregnant dogs or in dogs intended for breeding has not been established. Federal law restricts this drug to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian.
(c) Sponsor. See 053923 in § 510.600(c) of this chapter for use of 5 milligrams per milliliter solution in deer and elk.
(1) Amount. 0.2 to 0.3 milligram per kilogram of body weight.
(2) Indications for use. As an antagonist to xylazine sedation in free ranging or confined members of the family Cervidae (deer and elk).
(3) Limitations. For intravenous use only. Do not use in domestic food-producing animals. Do not use for 30 days before or during hunting season. Federal law restricts this drug to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian.

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[58 FR 8543, Feb. 16, 1993, as amended at 60 FR 57832, Nov. 22, 1995]