---
kind: "section"
citation: "21 C.F.R. § 522.1055"
title: "21"
number: "522.1055"
heading: "Gleptoferron."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/21/522.1055"
---

# §522.1055. Gleptoferron.

- (a) **Specifications.** Each milliliter (mL) contains the equivalent of 200 milligrams of elemental iron as gleptoferron, a complex of ferric hydroxide and dextran glucoheptonic acid.
- (b) **Sponsors.** See No. 013744 in [§ 510.600(c)](/cfr/21/510.600.md?p=c) of this chapter.
- (c) **Conditions of use in swine—**
  - (1) **Indications for use and amounts.**
    - (i) **Prevention of anemia due to iron deficiency—** Administer 1 mL (200 mg iron) per pig by intramuscular injection on or before 3 days of age.
    - (ii) **Treatment of anemia due to iron deficiency—** Administer 1 mL (200 mg iron) per pig by intramuscular injection as soon as signs of deficiency appear.
  - (2) [Reserved]

## Notes

### Amendments

[81 FR 59134, Aug. 29, 2016, as amended at 82 FR 11508, Feb. 24, 2017; 82 FR 21690, May 10, 2017]

### Authority

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

### Source

Source: 40 FR 13858, Mar. 27, 1975, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[81 FR 59134, Aug. 29, 2016, as amended at 82 FR 11508, Feb. 24, 2017; 82 FR 21690, May 10, 2017]