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Pfizer Acquires King Pharmaceuticals
Pfizer Inc. announced the completion of the acquisition of King Pharmaceuticals Inc. for $14.25 per share, or $3.6 billion. The deal provides Pfizer a new specialty business in pain treatments, including King's role as a critical supplier to the U.
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FDA Warns About Use of Deslorelin
:The U.S. Food and Drug Administration sent a letter to veterinarians today reminding them that now SucroMate Equine is approved and available for veterinary use in the United States, deslorelin should not be imported from other countries or compounded
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Police Seize Regulated Equine Drugs
Police have charged a Hamilton man in connection with illegally supplying drugs and medications to the horse racing industry.
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Positive Test Complaint Filed
A complaint against a trainer at the Santa Anita race track has been filed by the California Horse Racing Board. According to them, the horse tested positive for etodolac, an anti-inflammatory medication not permitted for use in racehorses.
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FEI Anti-Doping and Controlled Medication Regulations
Within the FEI list and within the new FEI Equine Anti-Doping and Controlled Medication Regulations (EADCMR), there are two main categories of regulated substances:
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Preparing for Spring Vaccinations
It's time to start planning for spring vaccinations by scheduling a visit with your veterinarian or by ordering the vaccine if you give the shots yourself. It is not a good idea to give the shots just before you are going to a show, having a le
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Recall of Equine Wound Care Products
A recall initiated in January for possibly contaminated alcohol and iodine prep pads, alcohol swabs and alcohol swabsticks now includes products in several equine and canine first-aid kids.
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Severe Penalties for Use of Zilpaterol
The RCI Board called for a minimum penalty of one year suspension and fines in excess of $10,000 for a first Zilpaterol hydrochloride (Zillmax) violation. A second violation would result in a three year suspension and a minimum fine of $25,000. A third
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Strangles Vaccine Available in the UK
Intervet Schering-Plough relaunched the strangles vaccine Equilis strepE in the UK in March 2011. Used in the control and management of strangles, this vaccine is the only licensed strangles vaccine in Europe.
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Hormone Therapy in Older Pregnant Mares
A researcher with the University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna, has found that a form of hormone treatment improved fetal development in older pregnant mares.