NEWS RELEASE December 5, 2014 Contact: Hallie Roach Lewis (859) 224-2848 REGULATORY VETERINARIANS MEET TO DISCUSS CRITICAL ISSUES IN RACING The racing regulatory veterinarians group met today in Salt Lake City, Utah, in advance of the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) 60th Annual Convention, to discuss a number of issues critical to the horse
NEWS RELEASE December 20, 2012 Contact: Hallie Lewis (859) 224-2848 RMTC BOARD ANNOUNCES CORTICOSTEROID WITHDRAWAL RECOMMENDATIONS RESULTING FROM ITS CORTICOSTEROID EXPERTS CONFERENCE The Racing Medication and Testing Consortium (RMTC) recently approved minimum withdrawal time recommendations for corticosteroids. These recommendations were based on recently completed work funded in-part by RMTC and conducted at the University of
NEWS RELEASE October 10, 2011 Contact: Hallie Lewis (859) 224-2848 or Chris Scherf (410) 392-9200 RACE DAY MEDICATION, DRUG TESTING INITIATIVES AND RESEARCH COMMITTEES PROVIDE UPDATES TO RMTC BOARD At its October 6 meeting in Scottsdale, Arizona, the Racing Medication and Testing Consortium (RMTC) board of directors heard important updates from the race day medication,
NEWS RELEASE April 15, 2010 Contact: Hallie Lewis (859) 224-2848 RMTC RECOMMENDS NEW PHENYLBUTAZONE THRESHOLD LEVEL, ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF RECENT RULINGS DATABASE Based on the recommendation of its Scientific Advisory Committee, the Racing Medication and Testing Consortium (RMTC) board of directors has revised its recommended threshold for the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) phenylbutazone from 5
NEWS RELEASE March 4, 2010 Contact: Hallie Lewis (859) 224-2848 RMTC SEEKS DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH The Racing Medication and Testing Consortium (RMTC) is seeking applications for the position of Director of Research. The individual holding this position will be responsible for the coordination of RMTC research projects, development of requests for proposals on specific research
NEWS RELEASE October 1, 2009 Contact: Hallie Lewis (859) 224-2848 RMTC BOARD FORMS COMMITTEE TO OVERSEE IMPLEMENTATION OF DTI TASK FORCE RECOMMENDATIONS Moving forward with its initiative to significantly change the structure of drug testing in U.S. horse racing, the Racing Medication and Testing Consortium (RMTC) board of directors has approved the formation of a
NEWS RELEASE September 26, 2008 Contact: Hallie Roach (859) 224-2848 RMTC BOARD APPROVES MAJOR DRUG TESTING INITIATIVE At their September 24 board of directors meeting in Lexington, Kentucky, the Racing Medication and Testing Consortium (RMTC) announced a five-part drug testing initiative aimed at developing laboratory and drug testing standards comparable to the World Anti-Doping Agency
During its meeting on Thursday, November 2, in Louisville, Ky., the board of directors of the Racing Medication and Testing Consortium (RMTC) announced future plans regarding anabolic steroids and out-of-competition drug testing, and received an update on ongoing projects related to the development of withdrawal times for therapeutic medications. The RMTC also announced it has
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