21 CFR § 520.1044aChapter I

§ 520.1044a Gentamicin sulfate oral solution.

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Specifications.(a) Each milliliter of aqueous solution contains gentamicin sulfate equivalent to 50 milligrams of gentamicin.

Sponsor.(b) See No. 000061 in § 510.600(c) of this chapter.

Related tolerances.(c) See § 556.300 of this chapter.

Conditions of useAmount.(d) —(1) Colibacillosis: 1 milliliter per 2 gallons of drinking water for 3 consecutive days, to provide 0.5 milligram/pound/day; swine dysentery: 1 milliliter per 1 gallon of drinking water for 3 consecutive days, to provide 1.0 milligram/pound/day.

Indications for use.E. coliTreponema hyodysenteriae.(2) In weanling swine for control and treatment of colibacillosis caused by strains of sensitive to gentamicin, and in swine for control and treatment of swine dysentery associated with

Limitations.(3) Do not slaughter treated swine for food for at least 3 days following treatment. Federal law restricts this drug to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian.

[48 FR 10302, Mar. 11, 1983. Redesignated at 49 FR 572, Jan. 5, 1984, and amended at 49 FR 14332, Apr. 11, 1984; 52 FR 7832, Mar. 13, 1987; 62 FR 34169, June 25, 1997; 71 FR 13542, Mar. 16, 2006; 81 FR 94989, Dec. 27, 2016; 88 FR 84700, Dec. 6, 2023]

eCFR data current as of: June 10, 2026

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