---
kind: "section"
citation: "21 C.F.R. § 520.1408"
title: "21"
number: "520.1408"
heading: "Methylprednisolone."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/21/520.1408"
---

# §520.1408. Methylprednisolone.

- (a) **Specifications.** Each tablet contains 1, 2, or 4 milligrams (mg) of methylprednisolone.
- (b) **Sponsors.** See Nos. 054771 and 069043 in [§ 510.600(c)](/cfr/21/510.600.md?p=c) of this chapter.
- (c) **Conditions of use in dogs and cats—**
  - (1) **Amount.** 5 to 15 pounds (lbs): 2 mg; 15 to 40 lbs: 2 to 4 mg; 40 to 80 lbs: 4 to 8 mg. Administer total daily dose orally in equally divided doses 6 to 10 hours apart until response is noted or 7 days have elapsed.
  - (2) **Indications for use.** As an anti-inflammatory agent.
  - (3) **Limitations.** Federal law restricts this drug to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian.

## Notes

### Amendments

[78 FR 28824, May 20, 2014, as amended at 83 FR 48946, Sept. 28, 2018; 89 FR 14410, Feb. 27, 2024]

### Authority

Authority: 21 U.S.C. 360b.

### Source

Source: 40 FR 13838, Mar. 27, 1975, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[78 FR 28824, May 20, 2014, as amended at 83 FR 48946, Sept. 28, 2018; 89 FR 14410, Feb. 27, 2024]