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: "520.581"
section_subject: "Dichlorophene tablets."
cfr_reference: "21 CFR 520.581"
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 tablet contains 1 gram of dichlorophene.
(b)Sponsor. See 023851 in § 510.600(c) of this chapter.
(c)Required statement. Consult your veterinarian for assistance in the diagnosis, treatment, and control of parasitism, and before administering to weak or debilitated animals.
(d)Conditions of use. Dogs—(1) Amount. Single dose of 1 tablet (1 gram of dichlorophene) for each 10 pounds of body weight.
(2)Indications for use. It is used as an aid in the removal of tapeworms (Taenia pisiformis and Dipylidium caninum).
(3)Limitations. Withhold solid foods and milk for at least 12 hours prior to medication and for 4 hours afterward.