§ 520.903c Febantel and praziquantel paste.
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Specifications.(a) Each gram of paste contains 34 milligrams of febantel and 3.4 milligrams of praziquantel.
Sponsor.(b) See No. 058198 in § 510.600(c) of this chapter.
Conditions of useAmount(c) —(1) —(i) Dogs and cats (over 6 months of age): 10 milligrams of febantel and 1 milligram of praziquantel per kilogram of body weight (1 gram of paste per 7.5 pounds body weight) administered by mouth or in the food once daily for 3 days.
(ii) Puppies and kittens (less than 6 months of age): 15 milligrams of febantel and 1.5 milligrams of praziquantel per kilogram of body weight (1 gram of paste per 5 pounds body weight) administered by mouth on a full stomach once daily for 3 days.
Indications for use.Ancylostoma caninumUncinaria stenocephalaTrichuris vulpisToxocara canisToxascaris leoninaDipylidium caninumTaenia pisiformis(2) (i) Dogs and puppies: For removal of hookworms ( and ), whipworms (), ascarids ( and ), and tapeworms ( and ).
Ancylostoma tubaeformeToxocara catiDipylidium caninumTaenia taeniaeformis(ii) Cats and kittens: For removal of hookworms (), ascarids () and tapeworms ( and ).
Limitations.(3) Federal law restricts this drug to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian.
[50 FR 19167, May 7, 1985, as amended at 53 FR 48533, Dec. 1, 1988; 56 FR 50813, Oct. 9, 1991; 79 FR 28821, May 20, 2014. Redesignated at 85 FR 18119, Apr. 1, 2020; 86 FR 14818, Mar. 19, 2021]
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