---
kind: "section"
citation: "21 C.F.R. § 520.1451"
title: "21"
number: "520.1451"
heading: "Moxidectin tablets."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/21/520.1451"
---

# §520.1451. Moxidectin tablets.

- (a) **Specifications.** Each tablet contains 30, 68, or 136 micrograms of moxidectin.
- (b) **Sponsor.** See No. 054771 in [§ 510.600(c)](/cfr/21/510.600.md?p=c) of this chapter.
- (c) **Conditions of use—**
  - (1) **Amount.** 3 micrograms per kilogram (1.36 micrograms per pound) of body weight.
  - (2) **Indications for use.** To prevent infection by the canine heartworm Dirofilaria immitis and the subsequent development of canine heartworm disease.
  - (3) **Limitations.** Federal law restricts this drug to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian.

## Notes

### Amendments

[62 FR 37713, July 15, 1997, as amended at 78 FR 28825, May 20, 2014]

### Authority

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

### Source

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

### Amendments

[62 FR 37713, July 15, 1997, as amended at 78 FR 28825, May 20, 2014]