---
kind: "section"
citation: "21 C.F.R. § 529.1044a"
title: "21"
number: "529.1044a"
heading: "Gentamicin solution for infusion."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/21/529.1044a"
---

# §529.1044a. Gentamicin solution for infusion.

- (a) **Specifications.** Each milliliter of solution contains 50 or 100 milligrams gentamicin sulfate.
- (b) **Sponsors.** See Nos. 000061, 016592, 054771, 058005, 058198, 061133, and 069043 in [§ 510.600(c)](/cfr/21/510.600.md?p=c) of this chapter.
- (c) **Conditions of use in horses—**
  - (1) **Amount.** Infuse 2 to 2.5 grams per day for 3 to 5 days during estrus.
  - (2) **Indications for use.** For control of bacterial infections of the uterus (metritis) and as an aid in improving conception in mares with uterine infections caused by bacteria sensitive to gentamicin.
  - (3) **Limitations.** Do not use in horses intended for human consumption. Federal law restricts this drug to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian.

## Notes

### Amendments

[71 FR 51727, Aug. 31, 2006, as amended at 78 FR 17597, Mar. 22, 2013; 78 FR 21060, Apr. 9, 2013; 79 FR 10973, Feb. 27, 2014; 83 FR 48947, Sept. 28, 2018; 84 FR 8974, Mar. 13, 2019; 86 FR 14821, Mar. 19, 2021; 88 FR 55567, Aug. 16, 2023]

### Authority

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

### Source

Source: 40 FR 13881, Mar. 27, 1975, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[71 FR 51727, Aug. 31, 2006, as amended at 78 FR 17597, Mar. 22, 2013; 78 FR 21060, Apr. 9, 2013; 79 FR 10973, Feb. 27, 2014; 83 FR 48947, Sept. 28, 2018; 84 FR 8974, Mar. 13, 2019; 86 FR 14821, Mar. 19, 2021; 88 FR 55567, Aug. 16, 2023]