§ 520.1242c Levamisol and piperazine.
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Specifications.(a) (1) Each ounce of solution contains 0.36 gram of levamisole hydrochloride and piperazine dihydrochloride equivalent to 3.98 grams of piperazine base.
(2) A soluble powder which when constituted with water contains in each fluid ounce 0.45 gram of levamisole hydrochloride and piperazine dihydrochloride equivalent to 5.0 grams of piperazine base.
Sponsor.(b) See No. 054771 in § 510.600(c) of this chapter.
Conditions of use in horsesAmount.(c) —(1) Aqueous solution: administer by stomach tube or drench 1 fluid ounce per 100 pounds of body weight. Reconstituted soluble powder: administer by stomach tube 1 fluid ounce per 125 pounds of body weight. If reinfection occurs, re-treat animals at 6- to 8-week intervals.
Indications for use.Strongylus vulgaris, S. edentatusCylicocercusCylicocyclusCylicodontophorusCylicostephanusCylicotetrapedonParascaris equorumOxyuris equi(2) An anthelmintic effective against infections of large strongyles (), small strongyles ( spp., spp., spp., spp., spp.), ascarids (), and pinworms ().
Limitations.(3) Do not use in horses intended for human consumption. Federal law restricts this drug to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian.
[78 FR 28823, May 20, 2014]
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