Title 21: Food and Drugs
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/ PART 522 - IMPLANTATION OR INJECTABLE DOSAGE FORM NEW ANIMAL DRUGS
/ § 522.2690 Zinc gluconate.
§ 522.2690 Zinc gluconate.
(a) Specifications. Each milliliter of solution contains 13.1 milligrams zinc as zinc gluconate neutralized to pH 7.0 with L-arginine.
(b) Sponsor. See No. 076175 in § 510.600(c) of this chapter.
(c) Conditions of use in dogs - (1) Amount. The volume injected into each testicle is based on testicular width as determined by measuring each testicle at its widest point using a metric scale (millimeter) caliper.
(2) Indications for use. Intratesticular injection for chemical sterilization of 3- to 10-month-old male dogs.
(3) Limitations. Federal law restricts this drug to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian.