Medicines Register
It is a requirement under the Rules of Racing and EU Legislation that a Trainer must maintain a Medicines Register.
Obligations under Rule 148
In accordance with Rule 148 (iv) of the Rules of Racing, Trainers and Handlers must keep a completed Medicines Register in the manner outlined below and must ensure that the use of all medicines is carefully recorded in the Medicines Register. This record must include the following information:
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Date of administration to Horse Insert any date on which the animal remedy was administered Authorised name of animal remedy administered(including brand name and active drug name)Insert the name of the brand and the name of the active drug administered Route of administration Enter the route of administration for Example.Oral(O) Topical(T) Intravenous(I/V) Intramuscular(I/M) Subcutaneous(S/C) Intraarticular(I/A)Quantity of animal remedy administered Enter the quantity given each time there is an administration Reason for administration Specify the reason for the administration e.g. lameness etc. Name of person who administered remedy This should be the person who actually gave the drug to the Horse. Prescription only medicines (POM) must also be authorised by the Trainer's Veterinary Surgeon Name of prescribing Veterinary Surgeon (when applicable) Enter the Veterinary Surgeon's name who prescribed the medicines Recommended withdrawal time( if applicable ) The withdrawal time recommended by the Veterinary Surgeon should be entered Trainer's Signature The Trainer should sign as having authorised all administrations
Detection Times
The Detection Times outlined are correct as of August 2024. Please note that the most up to date list will be available here.
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Substance Preparation Dose Route of Administration
(No. of Horses)Detection Times Acepromazin Sedalin® Vetoquinol UK Ltd 0.15mg/kg, single dose Oral (6) 72 Altrenogest Regumate® Equine MSD Animal Health 44µg/kg for 10 days, once daily Oral (4) 288* Butorphanol Torbugsic® Fort Dodge Animal Health Ltd 100µg/kg, single dose i.v. (6) 72 Butyl Scopolamine/ Dipyrone (Metamizole) Buscopan™ Compositum Boehringer Ingelheim 0.2mg/kg butyl scopolamine/25mg/ kg dipyrone (Metamizole), single dose i.v. (6) 72 Butyl scopolamine Buscopan® Boehringer Ingelheim 0.3mg/kg, single dose i.v. (6) ≤48^ Carprofen Rimadyl® Pfizer Ltd 0.7mg/kg, single dose i.v. (6) 264 Cetirizine Allacan® (Bristol Laboratories Ltd) 190mg twice daily for 4.5 days (9 doses) Oral (2) 96 Ciclesonide Aservo®Equihaler® Ciclesonide inhalation solution 5.5mg/day/5 days then 4.1mg/ day/5 days Inhalation (6) Patented Aservo®Equihaler® 120 Clenbuterol Ventipulmin™ Syrup (25 micrograms/ml) Boehringer Ingelheim 1.6µg/kg/day for 10 Days, once daily Oral (6) 312 Clenbuterol Ventipulmin™ Injection (30 micrograms/ml) Boehringer Ingelheim 0.3µg/kg/day for 5 Days, once daily Nebulised$ (6) 144 Clodronate Osphos® Dechra Veterinary Products 1.53mg/kg Single injection i.m. (32) 30 days Dantrolene Dantrium® 500mg for 3 days, once daily Oral (12) ≤48^ Dembrexine Sputolysin® Boehringer Ingelheim 0.3mg/kg, 9 doses at 12h intervals Oral (6) 96↓ Detomidine Domosedan® Orion Pharma, Finland 0.02mg/kg, single dose i.v. (10) ≤48^ Detomidine/ Butorphano Domosedan® Janssen Torbugesic® Pfizer 10µg/kg followed after 5 minutes with 25µg/kg Torbugesic®, single dose i.v. (6) 72 Dexamethasone isonicotinate Voren® Boehringer Ingelheim Ltd 0.03mg/kg, single dose (15ml/500kg horse) i.m (6) 336 Dexamethasone sodium phosphate Dexadreson® Intervet UK Ltd 0.06mg/kg, single dose (15ml/500kg horse) i.v. (6) 120 Dipyrone Vetalgin® Intervet Deutschland GmbH 30mg/kg, single dose i.v. (10) 72 Eltenac Telzenac® Schering Plough Animal Health 0.5mg/kg for 5 days, once Daily i.v. (6) 192 Firocoxib Equioxx® Merial 100µg/kg for 7 days, once daily Oral (20) 360 (15 days) Flunixin Finadyne® Schering Plough 1mg/kg, single dose i.v. (4) 144 Furosemide Dimazon™ Intervet 1mg/kg, single dose i.v. (6) ≤48^ Hydroxyzine Atarax® (Alliance Pharmaceuticals Ltd) 500mg twice daily for 4.5 days (9 doses) Oral (6) 96 Ipratropium Atrovent™ solution for nebulisation ( 0.5 mg /ml) Boehringer Ingelheim 5.5µg/kg/day for 3 Days, once daily (16.5µg/kg in total) Nebulised** (6) [MDI-Spacer] 120↓ [168] Ketoprofen Ketofen® Merial Animal Health Ltd 2.2mg/kg for 5days, once daily i.v. (6) 96 Lidocaine Norocaine® Norbrook Laboratories 300mg/15mL, single dose 60mg/3mL, single dose s/c (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 for 5 days, once daily Oral (6) 120 Meloxicam Metacam® Boehringer Ingelheim 0.6mg/kg for 14days, once daily Oral (8) 72 Mepivacaine Intra-Epicaine® Arnolds Vet ProductsLtd 2mL/40mg, single dose (0.07 – 0.09mg/kg) s/c to lateral aspect of distal limb (6) 72↑ Mepivacaine Intra-Epicaine® Arnolds Vet Products Ltd 8mL/160mg, single dose (0.28 – 0.36mg/kg) s/c neck (6) 72↑ Misoprostol Cytotec® 5µg/kg for 14 days, twice daily Oral (6) ≤48^ Naproxen Naprosyn™ Roche 10mg/kg for 5 days, once daily Oral (6) >360 (15) Omeprazole Gastrogard ®37% oral Paste Merial 1mg/kg for 28days, once daily Oral (* see note) ≤48^ Phenylbutazone Equipalazone® Arnolds Vet Products Ltd Phenylarthrite™ Vetoquinol SA Equipalazone® Intervet SA 4.7mg/kg for 5days, twice daily 8.8mg/kg, single dose 8.8mg/kg for 1 day, twice daily followed by; 4.4mg/kg for 10 days, twice daily Oral (2)
i.v. (6)
Oral (6)168 Prednisolone Prednidale® 25 mg Dechra 1mg/kg, single dose Oral (6) ≤ 48^ Procaine benzylpenicillin Depocillin® MSD Animal Health 12mg/kg for 5 days, once or twice daily i.m. (4) 240x Romifidine Sedivet® Boehringer Ingelheim 80µg/kg, single dose i.v. (8) 60 Romifidine/ Butorphanol Sedivet® Boehringer Ingelheim Torbugesic® Pfizer 60µg/kg followed after 5 minutes with 25µg/kg Torbugesic®, single dose i.v. (6) 72 Salbutamol Ventolin Evohaler® Allen & Hansburys 5 x 100µg actuations per dose for 2 days at 4 hourly dosing during day Inhaled via a pMDI through a spacer into nostrils(‡ see note) (6 72↓3 Tildronate Tildren® Ceva Animal Health 0.1mg/kg/10 days i.v.(6) 30 days Vedaprofen Quadrisol® Intervet SA 2mg/kg, single dose i.v.(6) 96 Xylazine Chanazine® 0.4mg/kg, single dose i.v.(6) 72 -
Bisphosphonates Detection Times Two New Detection Times have been agreed by the EHSLC, to be effective from 01 February 2021:
Please note: those preparations from Arnolds Vet Products Ltd are now marketed and licensed under Dechra Veterinary Products
† Prepared according to Johansson et al Pharmaceutical & Biomedical Analysis (1986) 4, 2 171-179
* Calculated from several studies involving differing numbers of horses
* Calculated from several studies involving differing numbers of horses
** Note that the previously released DT of 7 days relates to this product being given via a Metered Dose Inhaler/Spacer administration system whereas this 5 day advice relates to true
** Note that the previously released DT of 7 days relates to this product being given via a Metered Dose Inhaler/Spacer administration system whereas this 5 day advice relates to true
nebulisation.
$ This route of administration is not licensed in the UK
‡These products are licenced human medications and therefore should be used in accordance with Veterinary
Medicine Regulations guidance on the use of the cascade, including precautions to ensure human safety.
^The BHA, an EHSLC member country, requires that a prohibited substance may not be given on the day of a race. Other EHSLC member countries advise that a prohibited substance
may not be given within 48 hours, or longer, of a race. Therefore, no Detection Times ≤ 48 hours will be advised by the EHSLC with whom the BHA harmonise Detection Times.
Substance Preparation Dose Route of Administration
(No. of horses)Detection Time (hours) Clodronate Osphos® Dechra Veterinary Products 1.53mg/kg Single injection i.m. (32) 30 days Tiludronate Tildren® 0.1mg/kg For 10 days i.v. (6) 30 days
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The IHRB Elective Testing offers an analytical service to Trainers/Handlers that wish to establish if medication, given during essential veterinary treatment, has cleared from the animal’s system prior to racing.