(a) Specifications. Each milliliter of suspension contains 25 milligrams of desoxycorticosterone pivalate.
(b) Sponsor. See No. 058198 in Sec. 510.600(c) of this chapter.
(c) Conditions of use--(1) Dogs--(i) Amount. Dosage requirements are variable and must be individualized on the basis of the response of the patient to therapy. Initial dose of 1 milligram per pound (0.45 kilogram) of body weight every 25 days, intramuscularly. Usual dose is 0.75 to 1.0 milligram per pound of body weight every 21 to 30 days.
(1) Dogs--(i) Amount. Dosage requirements are variable and must be individualized on the basis of the response of the patient to therapy. Initial dose of 1 milligram per pound (0.45 kilogram) of body weight every 25 days, intramuscularly. Usual dose is 0.75 to 1.0 milligram per pound of body weight every 21 to 30 days.
(i) Amount. Dosage requirements are variable and must be individualized on the basis of the response of the patient to therapy. Initial dose of 1 milligram per pound (0.45 kilogram) of body weight every 25 days, intramuscularly. Usual dose is 0.75 to 1.0 milligram per pound of body weight every 21 to 30 days.
(ii) Indications for use. For use as replacement therapy for the mineralocorticoid deficit in dogs with primary adrenocortical insufficiency.
(iii) Limitations. Federal law restricts this drug to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian.
(2) [Reserved] [63 FR 13122, Mar. 18, 1998, as amended at 79 FR 16185, Mar. 25, 2014]