---
kind: "section"
citation: "21 C.F.R. § 520.1409"
title: "21"
number: "520.1409"
heading: "Methylprednisolone and aspirin."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/21/520.1409"
---

# §520.1409. Methylprednisolone and aspirin.

- (a) **Specifications.** Each tablet contains 0.5 milligram of methylprednisolone and 300 milligrams of aspirin.
- (b) **Sponsor.** See No. 054771 in [§ 510.600(c)](/cfr/21/510.600.md?p=c) of this chapter.
- (c) **Conditions of use in dogs—**
  - (1) **Amount.** Under 15 pounds, 1/4 to 1 tablet daily; 15 to 60 pounds, 1 to 2 tablets daily; 60 pounds and over, 2 tablets daily. Administer total daily dose in divided doses 6 to 10 hours apart, with a light feeding. When response is attained, dosage should be gradually reduced until maintenance level is achieved.
  - (2) **Indications for use.** As an anti-inflammatory and analgesic agent.
  - (3) **Limitations.** Federal law restricts this drug to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian.

## Notes

### Amendments

[48 FR 21566, May 13, 1983, as amended at 78 FR 28824, May 20, 2014]

### Authority

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

### Source

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

### Amendments

[48 FR 21566, May 13, 1983, as amended at 78 FR 28824, May 20, 2014]