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- noun A
drug used as avasodilator inhumans andequines .
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Some of the allowed drugs are Banamine, a drug commonly given to colic sufferers for pain; Bute, for pain or inflammation; lidocaine, used for suture repair of skin lacerations; and ketoprofen (Anafen) and isoxsuprine, commonly used for pain in the navicular area.
TheHorse.com News 2009
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For example, in the USEF, isoxsuprine (a vasodilator used to treat problems associated with poor blood circulation in hooves, i.e., navicular or laminitis) is a permitted substance, meaning it's not likely to have a significant effect, so we don't regulate it.
TheHorse.com News 2009
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However, isoxsuprine isn't allowed by the FEI and most racing jurisdictions. "
TheHorse.com News 2009
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