---
kind: "section"
citation: "21 C.F.R. § 522.1484"
title: "21"
number: "522.1484"
heading: "Neomycin."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/21/522.1484"
---

# §522.1484. Neomycin.

- (a) **Specifications.** Each milliliter of solution contains 50 milligrams (mg) of neomycin sulfate (equivalent to 35 mg of neomycin base).
- (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 and cats—**
  - (1) **Amount.** Administer 5 mg per pound of body weight daily by intramuscular or intravenous injection, divided into portions administered every 6 to 8 hours for 3 to 5 days.
  - (2) **Indications for use.** For the treatment of acute and chronic bacterial infections due to organisms susceptible to neomycin.
  - (3) **Limitations.** Not for parenteral use in food-producing animals because of prolonged residues in edible tissues. Federal law restricts this drug to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian.

## Notes

### Amendments

[79 FR 16192, Mar. 25, 2014]

### Authority

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

### Source

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

### Amendments

[79 FR 16192, Mar. 25, 2014]