When Is Medication Uniformity Not Really Uniformity?

Stakeholders are learning how difficult it can be to achieve uniformity, even with basic regulations.
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A Jan. 30 meeting of horse racing stakeholders in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions showed how difficult it can be to achieve uniformity, even with the best intentions or most basic of regulations.

Regulators and horsemen’s representatives at the Delaware meeting said third-party administration of furosemide (also called Salix or Lasix) on race day is working well, but they indicated the "four-hour rule" for administration of the anti-bleeding medication really isn’t uniform.

In Maryland, for instance, furosemide can be administered three to four hours before a race. In Delaware, the range is three-and-a-half to four hours prior to a race. Pennsylvania and New Jersey mandate the cut-off at four hours.

"If this is going to be uniform, we all need to be on the same page," said Todd Mostoller, executive director of the Pennsylvania Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association. "Just tell us what we need to follow. I just want everyone to follow it

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Tom LaMarra, a native of New Jersey and graduate of Rutgers University, has been news editor at The Blood-Horse since 1998. After graduation he worked at newspapers in New Jersey and Pennsylvania as an editor and reporter with a focus on municipal government and politics. He also worked at Daily Racing Form and Thoroughbred Times before joining The Blood-Horse. LaMarra, who has lived in Lexington since 1994, has won various writing awards and was recognized with the Old Hilltop Award for outstanding coverage of the horse racing industry. He likes to spend some of his spare time handicapping races.

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