---
kind: "section"
citation: "21 C.F.R. § 524.998"
title: "21"
number: "524.998"
heading: "Fluralaner."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/21/524.998"
---

# §524.998. Fluralaner.

- (a) **Specifications.** Each milliliter of solution contains 280 milligrams (mg) fluralaner.
- (b) **Sponsor.** See No. 000061 in [§ 510.600(c)](/cfr/21/510.600.md?p=c) of this chapter.
- (c) **Conditions of use—**
  - (1) **Dogs—**
    - (i) **Amount.** Administer topically as a single dose every 12 weeks according to the label dosage schedule to provide a minimum dose of 11.4 mg/lb (25 mg/kg) body weight. May be administered every 8 weeks in case of potential exposure to Amblyomma americanum ticks.
    - (ii) **Indications for use.** Kills adult fleas; for the treatment and prevention of flea infestations (Ctenocephalides felis) and the treatment and control of tick infestations (Ixodes scapularis (black-legged tick), Dermacentor variabilis (American dog tick), and Rhipicephalus sanguineus (brown dog tick)) for 12 weeks in dogs and puppies 6 months of age and older, and weighing 4.4 lb or greater; for the treatment and control of A. americanum (lone star tick) infestations for 8 weeks in dogs and puppies 6 months of age and older, and weighing 4.4 lb or greater.
    - (iii) **Limitations.** Federal law restricts this drug to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian.
  - (2) **Cats—**
    - (i) **Amount.** Administer topically as a single dose every 12 weeks according to the label dosage schedule to provide a minimum dose of 18.2 mg/lb (40 mg/kg) body weight. May be administered every 8 weeks in case of potential exposure to D. variabilis ticks.
    - (ii) **Indications for use.** Kills adult fleas; for the treatment and prevention of flea infestations (C. felis) and the treatment and control of I. scapularis (black-legged tick) and Haemaphysalis longicornis (Asian longhorned tick) infestations for 12 weeks in cats and kittens 6 months of age and older, and weighing 2.6 lb or greater; for the treatment and control of D. variabilis (American dog tick) infestations for 8 weeks in cats and kittens 6 months of age and older, and weighing 2.6 lb or greater.
    - (iii) **Limitations.** Federal law restricts this drug to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian.

## Notes

### Amendments

[81 FR 67152, Sept. 30, 2016, as amended at 82 FR 43485, Sept. 18, 2017; 88 FR 14901, Mar. 10, 2023]

### Authority

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

### Source

Source: 40 FR 13873, Mar. 27, 1975, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[81 FR 67152, Sept. 30, 2016, as amended at 82 FR 43485, Sept. 18, 2017; 88 FR 14901, Mar. 10, 2023]