Jockey Club’s Revised Drug Rules Have Salix Provision
The Jockey Club has added a provision governing regulatory administration of furosemide on race day.
The Jockey Club has added a provision governing regulatory administration of furosemide on race day.

Zoledronate appears effective in improving clinical signs associated with bone fragility disorder.

Study shows this treatment for mild osteoarthritis has longer lasting effects than previously thought.

Study finds giving antibiotics before long-distance transport could reduce fever and decrease airway bacteria.
Virginiamycin is the active ingredient in a veterinary medicine used to prevent laminitis in horses.

A recent study suggests anti-inflammatory drugs could reduce the rate of EHV-1 infection in horses.

Three veterinarians who reviewed the colt’s treatment regimen found nothing out of the ordinary.

A study confirms omeprazole can prevent gastric ulcer formation in young racehorses.
Brand-name, generic, and compounded, and nutritional supplements are all terms owners should understand.
Thoroughbred horsemen in Indiana learned about corticosteroid use in equine joint injections.
The natural opiate has been detected in more than 30 racehorses in recent weeks.

Study finds that dexamethasone (DXM) behaves similarly regardless of how it enters the horse’s body.
The medication furosemide (Salix) will be discussed by J. David Richardson, MD, and Foster Northrop, DVM.
Roughly 15 individuals commented on the KHRC Salix phase-out proposal, with only one in support of the measure

Firocoxib improved lameness scores, comfort, and mobility in most horses with osteoarthritis, a study showed.
The AAEP defines a compounded drug as one that is created by manipulating an existing FDA-approved drug.
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