Document ID: FDA-2010-N-0002-0058
Agency: fda
Document Type: Rule
Title: Oral Dosage Form New Animal Drugs: Praziquantel and Pyrantel
Posted Date: 2010-09-03T04:00Z

[Federal Register: September 3, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 171)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

21 CFR Part 520

[Docket No. FDA-2010-N-0002]

 
Oral Dosage Form New Animal Drugs; Praziquantel and Pyrantel

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the animal 
drug regulations to reflect approval of a supplemental new animal drug 
application (NADA) filed by Bayer HealthCare LLC. The supplement 
provides for two new sizes of praziquantel and pyrantel pamoate tablets 
used in cats and kittens for the removal of various internal parasites 
and for a revised kitten age and weight restriction.

DATES: This rule is effective September 3, 2010.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melanie R. Berson, Center for 
Veterinary Medicine (HFV-110), Food and Drug Administration, 7500 
Standish Pl., Rockville, MD 20855, 240-276-8337, email: 
melanie.berson@fda.hhs.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Bayer HealthCare LLC, Animal Health 
Division, P.O. Box 390, Shawnee Mission, KS 66201, filed a supplement 
to NADA 141-008 for DRONTAL (praziquantel and pyrantel pamoate) Tablets 
used in cats and kittens for the removal of various internal parasites. 
The supplement provides for two new tablet sizes and for a revised 
kitten age and weight restriction. The supplemental NADA is approved as 
of June 15, 2010, and 21 CFR 520.1871 is amended to reflect the 
approval.
    FDA has determined under 21 CFR 25.33 that this action is of a type 
that does not individually or cumulatively have a significant effect on 
the human environment. Therefore, neither an environmental assessment 
nor an environmental impact statement is required.
    This rule does not meet the definition of ``rule'' in 5 U.S.C. 
804(3)(A) because it is a rule of ``particular applicability.'' 
Therefore, it is not subject to the congressional review requirements 
in 5 U.S.C. 801-808.

List of Subjects in 21 CFR Part 520

    Animal drugs.

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Therefore, under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and under 
authority delegated to the Commissioner of Food and Drugs and 
redelegated to the Center for Veterinary Medicine, 21 CFR part 520 is 
amended as follows:

PART 520--ORAL DOSAGE FORM NEW ANIMAL DRUGS

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1. The authority citation for 21 CFR part 520 continues to read as 
follows:

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

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2. In Sec.  520.1871, in paragraph (b)(1), remove ``tablet'' and in its 
place add ``tablets''; and revise paragraphs (a)(1), (d)(1)(i), and 
(d)(1)(iii) to read as follows:

Sec.  520.1871  Praziquantel and pyrantel.

    (a) * * *
    (1) Each tablet contains 13.6 milligrams (mg) praziquantel and 54.3 
mg pyrantel base (as pyrantel pamoate), 18.2 mg praziquantel and 72.6 
mg pyrantel base (as pyrantel pamoate), or 27.2 mg praziquantel and 
108.6 mg pyrantel base (as pyrantel pamoate).
* * * * *
    (d) * * *
    (1) * * *
    (i) Dosage. Administer a minimum dose of 2.27 mg praziquantel and 
9.2 mg pyrantel pamoate per pound of body weight according to the 
dosing tables on labeling. May be given directly by mouth or in a small 
amount of food. Do not withhold food prior to or after treatment. If 
reinfection occurs, treatment may be repeated.
* * * * *
    (iii) Limitations. Not for use in kittens less than 2 months of age 
or weighing less than 2.0 pounds. Consult your veterinarian before 
giving to sick or pregnant animals.
* * * * *

    Dated: August 31, 2010.
Elizabeth Rettie,
Deputy Director, Office of New Animal Drug Evaluation, Center for 
Veterinary Medicine.
[FR Doc. 2010-22043 Filed 9-2-10; 8:45 am]
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