Title 21: Food and Drugs
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/ PART 520 - ORAL DOSAGE FORM NEW ANIMAL DRUGS
/ § 520.608 Dicloxacillin.
§ 520.608 Dicloxacillin.
(a) Specifications. Each capsule contains dicloxacillin sodium monohydrate equivalent to 50, 100, 200, or 500 milligrams of dicloxacillin.
(b) Sponsor. See No. 054771 in § 510.600 (c) of this chapter.
(c) Conditions of use in dogs - (1) Amount. Administer orally 5 to 10 milligrams per pound of body weight, three times daily. In severe cases, up to 25 milligrams per pound of body weight three times daily.
(2) Indications for use. For the treatment of pyoderma (pyogenic dermatitis) due to penicillinase-producing staphylococci sensitive to dicloxacillin.
(3) Limitations. Federal law restricts this drug to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian.