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: "520.2483"
section_subject: "Triamcinolone."
cfr_reference: "21 CFR 520.2483"
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. (1) Each tablet contains 0.5 milligram (mg) or 1.5 mg triamcinolone acetonide.
(2)Each 15 grams of powder contains 10 mg triamcinolone acetonide.
(b)Sponsor. See No. 000010 in § 510.600(c) of this chapter.
(c)Special considerations. See § 510.410 of this chapter.
(d)Conditions of use—(1) Dogs and cats. Use tablets described in paragraph (a)(1) of this section as follows:
(i)Amount. Administer 0.05 mg per pound (/lb) of body weight daily by mouth; up to 0.1 mg per pound (/lb) of body weight daily, if response to the smaller dose is inadequate. Therapy may be initiated with a single injection of triamcinolone acetonide suspension as in § 522.2483 of this chapter, in which case triamcinolone acetonide tablets should be administered beginning 5 to 7 days after the injection.
(ii)Indications for use. As an anti-inflammatory agent.
(iii)Limitations. Federal law restricts this drug to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian.
(2)Horses. Use oral powder described in paragraph (a)(2) of this section as follows:
(i)Amount. Administer 0.005 to 0.01 mg/lb of body weight twice daily, sprinkled (top-dressed) on a small portion of feed. Therapy may be initiated with a single injection of triamcinolone acetonide suspension as in § 522.2483 of this chapter, in which case triamcinolone acetonide oral powder should be administered beginning 3 or 4 days after the injection.
(ii)Indications for use. As an anti-inflammatory agent.
(iii)Limitations. Federal law restricts this drug to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian. Do not use in horses intended for human consumption.