subchapter_subject: "ANIMAL DRUGS, FEEDS, AND RELATED PRODUCTS"
part_code: "529"
part_subject: "CERTAIN OTHER DOSAGE FORM NEW ANIMAL DRUGS"
subpart_code: "B"
subpart_subject: "Specific Administrative Rulings and Decisions"
section_number: "529.1044a"
section_subject: "Gentamicin solution for infusion."
cfr_reference: "21 CFR 529.1044a"
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 milliliter of solution contains 50 or 100 milligrams gentamicin sulfate.
(b)Sponsors. See Nos. 000061, 000859, 016592, 054628, 054771, 058005, and 061133 in § 510.600(c) of this chapter.
(c)Conditions of use in horses—(1) Amount. Infuse 2 to 2.5 grams per day for 3 to 5 days during estrus.
(2)Indications for use. For control of bacterial infections of the uterus (metritis) and as an aid in improving conception in mares with uterine infections caused by bacteria sensitive to gentamicin.
(3)Limitations. 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.