- (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.
[40 FR 13873, Mar. 27, 1975, as amended at 79 FR 10972, Feb. 27, 2014; 88 FR 14901, Mar. 10, 2023]