---
kind: "section"
citation: "21 C.F.R. § 522.1698"
title: "21"
number: "522.1698"
heading: "Pentazocine."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/21/522.1698"
---

# §522.1698. Pentazocine.

- (a) **Specifications.** Each milliliter of solution contains pentazocine lactate equivalent to 30 milligrams (mg) of pentazocine base.
- (b) **Sponsor.** See No. 054771 in [§ 510.600(c)](/cfr/21/510.600.md?p=c) of this chapter.
- (c) **Conditions of use—**
  - (1) **Horses—**
    - (i) **Amount.** Administer 0.15 mg pentazocine base per pound of body weight daily by intravenous or intramuscular injection. In cases of severe pain, a second dose is recommended by intramuscular injection 10 to 15 minutes after the initial dose at the same level.
    - (ii) **Indications for use.** For symptomatic relief of pain due to colic.
    - (iii) **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.
  - (2) **Dogs—**
    - (i) **Amount.** Administer 0.75 to 1.50 mg of pentazocine base per pound of body weight by intramuscular injection.
    - (ii) **Indications for use.** For amelioration of pain accompanying postoperative recovery, fracture, trauma, and spinal disorders.
    - (iii) **Limitations.** Federal law restricts this drug to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian.

## Notes

### Amendments

[42 FR 31450, June 21, 1977, as amended at 42 FR 36995, July 19, 1977; 47 FR 5409, Feb. 5, 1982; 55 FR 23076, June 6, 1990; 79 FR 16193, Mar. 25, 2014. Redesignated at 86 FR 61685, Nov. 8, 2021, and further redesignated at 88 FR 14899, Mar. 10, 2023]

### Authority

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

### Source

Source: 40 FR 13858, Mar. 27, 1975, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[42 FR 31450, June 21, 1977, as amended at 42 FR 36995, July 19, 1977; 47 FR 5409, Feb. 5, 1982; 55 FR 23076, June 6, 1990; 79 FR 16193, Mar. 25, 2014. Redesignated at 86 FR 61685, Nov. 8, 2021, and further redesignated at 88 FR 14899, Mar. 10, 2023]