Complete Up To Date Information about Finquel.
NADA Number: 042-427 | |
| Proprietary Name |
Finquel |
|---|---|
| Sponsor |
Argent Laboratories |
| Sponsor Address |
8702 152d Ave. NE. Redmond, WA 98052 USA |
| Ingredients |
Tricaine Methanesulfonate |
| Species |
Fish, no use class stated or implied Cold-blooded aquatic animals Aquatic amphibian animals Food fish - Ictaluridae, salmonidae, Esocidas, and Percidae |
| Routes of Administration |
Water, Ambient |
| Dose Form |
Liquid (solution) |
| Drug Form |
Liquid (solution) |
| Dispensing Status |
OTC |
| Withdrawal Time |
Fish (Ictaluridae, Salmonidae, Esocidae, and Percidae): 21 days before slaughter in water temperature not exceeding 10 degrees celsius. |
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Dosage Amount, Indications & Limitations |
529.2503 Tricaine methanesulfonate. Specifications: No specifications are included in the CFR for this product. Conditions of use: Fish Amount: For fish the drug is added to ambient water at a concentration of from 15 to 330 milligrams per liter depending upon the degree of anesthetization or sedation desired, the species and size of the fish, and the temperature and softness of the water. Preliminary tests of solutions must be made with small numbers of fish to determine the desired rates of sedation or anesthesia and the appropriate exposure times for the specific lots of fish under prevailing conditions. Indications: It is used for the temporary immobilization of fish, amphibians and other aquatic cold-blooded animals (poikilotherms) as an aid in handling during manual spawning (fish stripping), weighing, measuring, marking, surgical operations, transport photography, and research. Limitations: Do not use within 21 days of harvesting fish for food. Use in fish intended for food should be restricted to Ictaluridae, Salmonidae, Esocidae, and Percidae, and water temperature should exceed 10 degrees C. (50 degrees F.). In other fish and in cold-blooded animals, the drug should be limited to hatchery or laboratory use. Amphibians and other cold-blooded aquatic animals Amount: For amphibians and other aquatic cold-blooded animals the drug is added to ambient water in concentrations of from 1:1000 to 1:20,000 depending upon species and stage of development. Indications: It is used for the temporary immobilization of fish, amphibians and other aquatic cold-blooded animals (poikilotherms) as an aid in handling during manual spawning (fish stripping), weighing, measuring, marking, surgical operations, transport photography, and research. Limitations: Do not use within 21 days of harvesting fish for food. Use in fish intended for food should be restricted to Ictaluridae, Salmonidae, Esocidae, and Percidae, and water temperature should exceed 10 degrees C. (50 degrees F.). In other fish and in cold-blooded animals, the drug should be limited to hatchery or laboratory use. |