subchapter_subject: "ANIMAL DRUGS, FEEDS, AND RELATED PRODUCTS"
part_code: "520"
part_subject: "ORAL DOSAGE FORM NEW ANIMAL DRUGS"
subpart_code: "B"
subpart_subject: "Specific Administrative Rulings and Decisions"
section_number: "520.1242b"
section_subject: "Levamisol boluses or oblets."
cfr_reference: "21 CFR 520.1242b"
title_name: "Title 21"
title_subject: "Food and Drugs"
parts_covered: "Parts 500 to 599"
revised_date: "Revised as of April 1, 2019"
publication_date: "As of April 1, 2019"
contains_description: "Containing a codification of documents of general applicability and future effect"
publication_info: "Published by the Office of the Federal Register National Archives and Records Administration as a Special Edition of the Federal Register"
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(a)Specifications. Each bolus contains 2.19 grams levamisol hydrochloride. Each oblet contains 0.184 grams levamisol hydrochloride.
(b)Sponsors. See Nos. 000061 and 054771 in § 510.600(c) of this chapter.
(c)Required labeling. Consult your veterinarian for assistance in the diagnosis, treatment, and control of parasitism.
(d)Related tolerances. See § 556.350 of this chapter.
(e)Conditions of use—(1) Cattle—(i) Amount. Administer orally 2.19-gram boluses as a single dose as follows: 250 to 450 pounds, 1/2 bolus; 450 to 750 pounds, 1 bolus; and 750 to 1,050 pounds, 11/2 boluses.
(ii)Indications for use. Anthelmintic effective against the following nematode infections: Stomach worms (Haemonchus, Trichostrongylus,
(iii)Limitations. Conditions of constant helminth exposure may require re-treatment within 2 to 4 weeks after the first treatment. Do not slaughter for food within 48 hours of treatment. Not for use in dairy animals of breeding age. Consult veterinarian before using in severely debilitated animals.
(2)Sheep—(i) Amount. Administer orally one 0.184-gram oblet for each 50 pounds of body weight.
(ii)Indications for use. Anthelmintic effective against the following nematode infections: Stomach worms (Haemonchus, Trichostrongylus,
Oesophagostomum, Chabertia), and lungworms (Dictyocaulus).
(iii)Limitations. Conditions of constant helminth exposure may require re-treatment within 2 to 4 weeks after the first treatment. Do not slaughter for food within 72 hours of treatment. Consult a veterinarian before using in severely debilitated animals.