Warning
It is stressed that these results are presented as guidelines only and should not be construed as absolute for every horse to which this drug is administered. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada is not responsible for results differing in any way from these results.
General
- This booklet is provided for the information of veterinarians and horse people. This edition replaces all previous editions.
- Amendments to the Pari-Mutuel Betting Supervision Regulations and the Schedule may be made at any time.
- Detection and confirmation of any of the scheduled drugs, in an official sample, shall constitute a positive test in accordance with Pari-Mutuel Betting Supervision Regulations.
- The CPMA is only able to provide Elimination Guidelines for medications currently approved by Health Canada.
A. Schedule
The following substances are prohibited from occurring in official samples:
- All substances not approved in Canada for use in veterinary medicine (this includes all human drugs and all foreign- available products),
- Any substance in the list (this includes some substances approved in Canada for use in veterinary medicine),
- Any substance that may interfere with the analysis of an official sample for scheduled substances, and
- Any substance newly approved in Canada for a period of 240 days, and any substance for which the approval has been cancelled.
Important
Each pharmaceutical product approved for sale in Canada is assigned a “Drug Identification Number” (D.I.N.), which is marked on the product label.
Veterinary drugs are marked “(For) Veterinary Use Only” or “(For) Agricultural Use Only” on the product label.
EXAMINE ALL PRODUCT LABELS CAREFULLY!
The guidelines in this booklet may not be consistent with foreign regulations and laboratory methods.
Provision has been made for quantitative limits for certain substances. An official sample will only be called positive for these substances if the concentration of the substance is greater than the quantitative limit, and any other regulatory conditions are met. For example, see note B (below).
B. Penicillin G Procaine
Under certain conditions, quantitative analysis of a blood sample may be used as the basis for classification of a positive or negative with respect to procaine resulting from administration of penicillin G procaine products.
These conditions include:
If all required conditions are met, a positive will not be classified for procaine unless the concentration in the blood sample is greater than 0.025µg/mL or 25ng/mL, as described in paragraph 3 of the Schedule.
It is stressed that these results are presented as guidelines only and should not be construed as absolute for every horse to which this drug is administered. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada is not responsible for results differing in any way from these results.
If all required conditions are met, a positive will not be classified for procaine unless the concentration in the blood sample is greater than 0.025µg/mL or 25ng/mL, as described in paragraph 3 of the Schedule.
- The last administration of a product containing penicillin G procaine, at a dose up to 6 million IU, occurs at least 48 hours before the scheduled post time of the race for which the horse is entered.
- The last administration of a product containing penicillin G procaine, at a dose up to 9 million IU, occurs at least 96 hours before the scheduled post time of the race for which the horse is entered. Dosages above 9 million IU may require a longer withdrawal than 96 hours.
- Approved procedures are established for notifying provincial officials and collection personnel.
- Approved procedures are established for collecting a blood sample.
- A statement is made and a blood sample is provided according to the provisions of section 170 of the Pari-Mutuel Betting Supervision Regulations.