21 CFR §524.1662b
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- (a)Specifications. Each gram of the ointment contains oxytetracycline hydrochloride equivalent to 5 milligrams of oxytetracycline and 10,000 units of polymyxin B sulfate.
- (b)Sponsor. See No. 054771 in § 510.600(c) of this chapter.
- (c)Conditions of use in dogs and cats—(1) Amount. Administer topically to the eye two to four times daily.
- (2)Indications for use. For the prophylaxis and local treatment of superficial ocular infections due to oxytetracycline- and polymyxin-sensitive organisms including ocular infections due to streptococci, rickettsiae, E. coli, and A. aerogenes (such as conjunctivitis, keratitis, pinkeye, corneal ulcer, and blepharitis in dogs, cats, cattle, sheep, and horses); ocular infections due to secondary bacterial complications associated with distemper in dogs; and ocular infections due to bacterial inflammatory conditions which may occur secondary to other infectious diseases in dogs, cats, cattle, sheep, and horses.
- (3)Limitations. Federal law restricts this drug to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian.