The following is a press release from the ARCI. The press release discusses one of the problems regarding racing, compounding pharmacies and how the Federal Government is not helping the situation.
Federal Government Failure to
Enforce Laws Pertaining to Compounding Pharmacies Making Racing Integrity
Battle More Difficult
LEXINGTON, KY - RCI’s 80th Annual
Conference on Racing and Wagering Integrity opened this week in Lexington with
calls for increased diligence on the part of the US federal government to
commit resources and enforce its current laws governing compounding pharmacies
and the distribution and use of illegal substances which are being confiscated
by commission investigators at racetracks.
“The failure of the federal
government to enforce its laws is making our job harder,” RCI President Ed
Martin said at the conclusion of a panel on Regulatory Veterinarian and Racing
Investigator Needs.
Kentucky Horse Racing Commission
Equine Medical Director Dr. Mary Scollay briefed the attendees on substances
coming from compounded laboratories and the difference between those that are
legal and those not. In short, appropriate substances are those prescribed by a
veterinarian to treat a specific horse following a specific diagnosis utilizing
substances that have been authorized by the Federal Drug Administration
directly for horses or extra label use.
“Veterinarians and individuals who
administer illegal compounded substances are crossing the line,” Dr. Scollay
said.
Martin noted that several racing
commissions had complained to the federal government more than a year ago,
presenting information about illegal substances being marketed and distributed
by compounding pharmacies in various states. To date no indictments have come
down.
Chris Clark, the President of the
Organization of Racing Investigators, stressed that it was essential for commissions
and racetracks to deploy investigators who are properly trained in order to
effectively police the backstretch.
- Source: ARCI
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