RMTC Notes Progress in National Uniform Medication Program

Racing jurisdictions in nine states have now adopted the program in its entirety.
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In the last six months, the horse racing industry has made significant progress toward the uniform adoption of a national medication program, as regulators in a number of additional jurisdictions adopted reforms developed by the Racing Medication and Testing Consortium (RMTC) and enacted as model rules by the Association of Racing Commissioners International (RCI).

The national medication program includes a controlled therapeutic substances (CTS) list, third-party furosemide (also known as Salix or Lasix) administration, a multiple medication violation (MMV) penalty system, and a requirement for laboratory accreditation and participation in an industry external quality assurance program.

“Working with jurisdictions to facilitate adoption of the National Uniform Medication Program is a top RMTC priority,” said RMTC Executive Director Dionne Benson, DVM. “While we are encouraged by the progress made thus far, we anticipate even more progress in the upcoming months.”

Over the last year and a half, racing states adopting the CTS list have increased from four to 15—a 275% increase which represents over 70% of the national pari-mutuel handle. The CTS list establishes strict regulatory thresholds and provides withdrawal times for 26 specific medications that the industry believes to be necessary for the routine treatment of illness or injury in the horse. It was most recently put into effect last month in Minnesota, which joined Arkansas, California, Delaware, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia in regulating therapeutic medications using the medication schedule

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