SWEDISH TROTTING ASSOCIATION

Drug regulations
& withdrawal times
2014-08-01

DRUG REGULATIONS
& WITHDRAWAL TIMES
UPDATED: 2014-08-01

In this document you will find information about general regulations on the use of medicinal
products etc., and a list of withdrawal times for substances (drugs).

GENERAL REGULATIONS ON THE USE OF MEDICINAL PRODUCTS ETC.

This is a shortened version of the regulations concerning the use of drugs in connection to
races regulated by the Swedish Trotting Association. For a complete version in Swedish please
see Tävlingsreglemente för Svensk Travsport (Competition Regulations for Swedish Trotting).

Translation of ”Allmänna regler om användning av läkemedel m.m.”

General regulations on the use of medicinal products etc.

Section 43 (shortened)
For horses participating in races in Sweden, the following measures are prohibited.

− Treatment with growth hormones.

− Treatment with anabolic steroids.
− Refrigeration which results in the reduction of pain in connection with training and/or
racing.
− Nerve blocking to enable training and/or racing.
− Treatment involving the use of substances containing arsenic, lead, mercury and/or
croton oil.
− Treatment with electric or magnetic equipment on a competition day within the track or
the stable area.
− Treatment with radioactive implants.
− Supplying additional blood, hormones (e.g. erythropoietin), manipulation of inhaled air
(“high-altitude training”) or other measures intended to increase the proportion of red
blood cells.
− Supplying hormone substances with long-term effects in order to delay oestrus.

Section 44 (shortened)
The bodily fluids (urine, blood) of a horse must not, when analysed, contain substances that
do not naturally occur in the body or cannot result from the natural consumption of fodder.
For certain substances that naturally occur in the body or can be linked to fodder there are
certain threshold limits that may not be exceeded. For some other pharmaceutical substances
reporting levels of detection are used.

Horses that are intended to participate in a competitive event or are being trained in ways that
are comparable with participation in a competitive event may not be subject to any special
treatment, such as alternative treatment methods, acupuncture, TNS, laser treatment,
blistering and electricity, for instance, that can during the competitive event or the training
have a positive or negative impact on the horse’s current ability to perform.

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For certain substances, certain treatments and certain other special measures, a qualifying
period applies for a horse which is to be entered in a competitive event or trained in a way
which is comparable with participation in a competitive event. These qualifying periods are
detailed in the special lists of withdrawal times.

NOTICE!
This is a shortened version of the regulations concerning the use of drugs in connection to
races regulated by the Swedish Trotting Association. For a complete version in Swedish please
see Tävlingsreglemente för Svensk Travsport (Competition Regulations for Swedish Trotting).

Any violation of the medical rules will be punished. The normal fine is 1 percent of the
average of yearly earned prize money based on the last three years + 10 percent of the prize
money to the winner in the race where the positive finding was made.

WITHDRAWAL TIMES
This list consists of substances/drugs which are registered for use in horses in Sweden. All
other drugs are not evaluated. The withdrawal times are based on standard dosages in Sweden
as they are recommended in Fass Vet. (the pharmaceutical manual for veterinary drugs in
Sweden). Note that this is withdrawal times for competition and training for competition, not
for slaughter.

WITHDRAWAL TIMES FOR CERTAIN SUBSTANCES/DRUGS

SUBSTANCE/DRUG WITHDRAWAL TIME
Acepromazine 7 days
Adrenalin (epinephrine) 96 hours
Altrenogest 14 days
Ampicillin 96 hours
Bromhexine 7 days
Buserelin 96 hours
Butorphanol 6 days
Clenbuterol 28 days
Cloprostenol 96 hours
Detomidine 96 hours
Dexamethasone isonicotinate 28 days
Dexamethasone sodium phosphate 14 days
Dembrexine 7 days
Dihydrostreptomycin 96 hours
Dinoprost 96 hours
Dipyrone (metamizol) 14 days
Febantel 96 hours
Fenbendazole 96 hours
Firocoxib 30 days
Flunixin 14 days
Gentamicin 96 hours
Hyaluronate sodium (sodium hyaluronate) 14 days
Hydrocortisone butyrate 14 days

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Hydroxietylsalicylat (acid monosalicylic glycol ester) 14 days

Isoflurane 96 hours
Ivermectin 96 hours
Ketamine 96 hours
Ketoprofen 14 days
Lidocaine 96 hours, 14 days for
intraarticular injection
Luprostiol 96 hours
Meloxicam 14 days
Moxidectin 96 hours
Omeprazole 96 hours
Oxytocin 96 hours
Penicillin G (benzylpenicillin) 96 hours
Penicillin G procaine (benzylpenicillin procaine) 14 days
Pergolide mesylate forbidden for use in race horses
Phenylbutazone 14 days
Praziquantel 96 hours
PSGAG (polysulfated glycosaminoglycan) 14 days
Pyrantel 96 hours
Romifidine 5 days
Selenium (granules) 0 hours
Sterile water 96 hours (if injected)
Sulfadiazine 96 hours
Sulfadoxine 96 hours
Sodium chlorine (normal saline, salt solution, saline solution) 96 hours (if injected)
Sodium heparin 96 hours
Tiludronat 28 days
Trimethoprim 96 hours
Vedaprofen 14 days
Vitamin A, B, D2, E 96 hours (if injected)
Xylazine 96 hours

WITHDRAWAL TIMES FOR SOME PREPARATIONS/SUB-

STANCES & SOME OTHER CERTAIN TREATMENTS/ACTIONS
SUBSTANCE/ACTION WITHDRAWAL TIME
Acupressure forbidden during the day of
competition
Acupuncture 96 hours
Altrenogest at least 14 days
Anabolic steroids forbidden
Antiinflammatory agents such as dimethyl sulfoxide at least 14 days
Bronchodilators (substances with bronchodilating effect) at least 14 days
Caffeine at least 14 days

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Capsaicin, Capsicum forbidden

Cedar Oil forbidden
Chiropractic treatment 96 hours
Cyclosporine at least 14 days
Cooling treatment (except with water or cooling agents with 0 Forbidden during the day of
hours withdrawal time) competition
Corticosteroids given intraarticularly, into a bursa or tendon at least 28 days
sheath
Corticosteroids with longer effect than 14 days, not given at least 28 days
intraarticularly, into a bursa or tendon sheath
Corticosteroids, not given intraarticularly, into a bursa or at least 14 days
tendon sheath
Devil´s Claw, Harpagophytum 96 hours
Disinfection agents such as chlorhexidine 0 hours
Expectorants/mucolytics at least 7 days
Extemporaneous preparations at least 96 hours
Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) forbidden for use in stallions,
96 hours for use in mares
Homeopathic drugs diluted to more than 1:10 000 at least 96 hours
Hormone substances with long term effect to delay heat 12 months
Immunocastration (Gonadotropin-releasing hormone Forbidden
(GnRH) vaccine)
Inhalation with pharmaceuticals Withdrawal time depending
of the pharmaceutical agent
used
Inhalation with sodium chlorine (normal saline, salt solution, Forbidden during the day of
saline solution) competition
Injection/infusion, notwithstanding what is given at least 96 hours
Intraarticular injection, injection into a bursa or tendon sheath at least 14 days
Intrauterine implants (water-filled plastic balls) in order to 0 hours
prevent oestrus
IRAP (Interleukin-1 Receptor Antagonist Protein) at least 14 days
Isoxsuprine not recommended for use in
race horses
Liquids containing antibiotics for use in artificial insemination at least 96 hours
Massage, with hands only 0 hours*
Massage, with some kind of device for external use 0 hours*
Medical technology products **
Naprapathic treatment 96 hours
Nasogastric intubation Forbidden during the day of
competition
Natural remedies intended for internal use at least 96 hours
Non-approved medicines prescribed on special license from at least 96 hours
the Medical Products Agency
Pentosan polysulfate (sodium pentosan polysulfate) at least 14 days
Procaine at least 14 days
Purifying agents 0 hours

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Shock wave therapy 10 days

Substances for veterinary use but not intended for use in at least 96 hours
horses
Substances intended for human use at least 96 hours
Substances with adreno corticotropic hormone at least 14 days
Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TNS) 96 hours
Treatment with electricity 96 hours
Treatment with laser 96 hours
Treatment with monochromatic light/LED light/infrared light 96 hours
with therapeutic aim
Treatment with ultrasound 96 hours*
Trimethoprim at least 96 hours
Valeriana 96 hours
Vesicants/local irritants at least 96 hours

* All types of electrical devices for external treatment of the horse in the racing area during the
competing day are not allowed since January 1th 1999. For more information please see
Tävlingsreglemente för Svensk Travsport (Competition Regulations for Swedish Trotting).

** Medical technology products shall from withdrawal time point of view be considered as
drugs. The withdrawal time is determined by the active substances and is at least the same as
for the corresponding drug. Since these products are not medicines intended for horses they
are always used at one´s own risk.

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