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 > 522.390—Chloramphenicol injection.

522.390—Chloramphenicol injection.

(a) Specifications. Each milliliter contains 100 milligrams of chloramphenicol.
(b) Sponsor. See Nos. 000069 and 059130 in § 510.600(c) of this chapter.
(c) Conditions of use. Dogs —(1) Amount. 5 to 15 milligrams per pound of body weight, intramuscularly or intravenously, every 6 hours. In severe infections, use 4 to 6 hour treatment intervals the first day. If no response is obtained in 3 to 5 days, discontinue use and reevaluate diagnosis.
(2) Indications for use. Treatment of infections of the respiratory tract, the urinary tract, and enteritis and tonsillitis caused by organisms susceptible to chloramphenicol.
(3) Limitations. Not for use in animals raised for food production. Federal law restricts this drug to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian.

Code of Federal Regulations

[57 FR 37331, Aug. 18, 1992, as amended at 65 FR 45877, July 26, 2000]