Detection Times

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Substance	Preparation	Dose	Route of Administration	No of horses	Detection Time (hrs)
Phenylbutazone	Equipazolone® Arnold	4.7mg/kg/5 days/ twice daily	Oral	2	168
	Phenylarthrite™ Vetoquinol SA	8.8mg/kg	i.v.	6
	Equipazolone® Intervet SA	8.8mg/kg/x2/day1 4.4mg/kg/10 days/ twice daily	Oral	6
Flunixin	Finadyne® Schering Plough	1mg/kg	i.v.	4	144
Carprofen	Rimadyl® Pfizer Ltd	0.7mg/kg	i.v.	6	264
Ketoprofen	Ketofen® Meriel Animal Health Ltd	2.2mg/kg/5 days/ daily	i.v.	6	96
Meloxicam	Metacam® Boehringer Ingelheim	0.6mg/kg/14 days/ daily	Oral	8	72
Eltenac	Telzenac® Schering Plough Animal Health	0.5mg/kg/5 days/ daily	i.v.	6	192
Dipyrone	Vetalgin® Intervet Deutschland GmbH	30mg/kg	i.v.	10	72
Vedaprofen	Quadrisol® Intervet SA	2mg/kg	i.v.	6	96
Furosemide	Dimazon™ Intervet	1mg/kg	i.v.	6	≤48^
Mepivacaine	Intra- Epicaine® Arnolds Vet Products Ltd	2mL/40mg (0.07 -0.09 mg/kg)	s/c to lateral aspect of distal limb	6	72
Mepivacaine	Intra- Epicaine® Arnolds Vet Products Ltd	8mL/160mg (0.28 - 0.35 mg/kg)	s/c neck	6	72
Meclofenamic acid	Not commercially available Sigma (see footnote)	2.2mg/kg/single dose	i.v.	6	≤48^
Meclofenamic acid	Dynoton Biove Laboratory Arques, France	4mg/kg/5 days/ once daily	Oral	6	120
Dembrexine	Sputolysin® Boehringer Ingelheim	0.3mg/kg/ 9 doses at 12h intervals	Oral	6	96
Detomidine	Domosedan® Orion Pharma, Finland	0.02mg/kg	i.v.	10	≤48^
Naproxen	Naprosyn™ Roche	10mg/kg/5 days/ once daily	Oral	6	>360 (15 days)
Lidocaine	Norocaine® Norbrook Laboratories	300mg/15 mL	s/c	6	72
Lidocaine	Norocaine® Norbrook Laboratories	60mg/3 mL	s/c	6	72
Omeprazole	Gastrogard® 37% oral paste Merial	1mg/kg/28 days/daily	Oral	*see note	72
Clenbuterol	Ventipulmin™ Syrup (25 micrograms/ml) Boehringer Ingelheim	1.6 µg/kg/day for 10 days	Oral	6	312
Clenbuterol	Ventipulmin™ Injection (30 micrograms/ml) Boehringer Ingelheim	0.3 µg/kg /day for 5 days	nebulised$	6	144
Ipratropium	Atrovent™ solution for nebulisation at 0.5 mg /ml Boehringer Ingelheim	5.5 µg/kg /day for 3 days (16.5 µg/kg in total)	MDI Spacer** (6) [Nebulised]	6	120
Acpromazine	Sedalin® Vetoquinol UK Ltd	0.15mg/kg	Oral	6	72
Prednisolone	Prednidale® 25 mg Dechra	1mg/kg	Oral	6	≤48^
Butyl scopolamine	Buscopan® Boehringer Ingelheim	0.3mg/kg	i.v.	6	≤48^
Butylscopolamine/ Dipyrone (Metamizole)	Buscopan™ Compositum *** Boehringer Ingelheim	0.2mg/kg butylscopolamie bromide/ 25mg/kg dipyrone (Metamizole)	i.v.	6	72
Footnote: Prepared according to Johansson et al Pharmaceutical & Biomedical Analysis (1986) 4, 2 171-179 *Calculated from several studies involving differing numbers of horses $this route of administration is not licenced in the UK
Please note: those preparations from Arnolds Vet Products Ltd are now marketed and licensed under Dechra Veterinary Products
^Depending on individual EHSLC member country regulations, it is advisable/a requirement that a prohibited substance may not be given on the day, or within 48 hours, or longer, of a race. Therefore, no Detection Times ≤ 48 hours will be advised by the EHSLC.
** Note that the previously released DT of 7 days relates to this product being given via true nebulisation whereas this 5 day advice relates to a Metered Dose Inhaler/Spacer administration system.
*** Note Buscopan ™ Compositum is a licenced drug combination with marketing authorization for horses.
Increase in Detection Time from that previously published. New Detection Time applicable from 28 November 2011.
Decrease in Detection Time from previously published level. New Detection Time applicable from 28 November 2011.