Regulations last checked for updates: Nov 22, 2024

Title 21 - Food and Drugs last revised: Nov 19, 2024
§ 520.1696c - Penicillin V tablets.

(a) Specifications. Each tablet contains penicillin V potassium equivalent to 125 milligrams (200,000 units) or 250 milligrams (400,000 units) of penicillin V.

(b) Sponsor. See No. 054771 in § 510.600(c) of this chapter.

(c) Conditions of use in dogs and cats—(1) Amount. 10 to 15 milligrams per pound of body weight every 6 to 8 hours.

(2) Indications for use. Treatment of respiratory, urogenital, skin and soft tissue infections and septicemia caused by pathogens susceptible to penicillin V potassium.

(3) Limitations. Federal law restricts this drug to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian.

[57 FR 37327, Aug. 18, 1992, as amended at 59 FR 58775, Nov. 15, 1994; 78 FR 28826, May 20, 2014; 84 FR 39183, Aug. 9, 2019. Redesignated at 85 FR 18119, Apr. 1, 2020; 88 FR 27699, May 3, 2023]
authority: 21 U.S.C. 360b.
source: 40 FR 13838, Mar. 27, 1975, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 21 CFR 520.1696c