What is glycopyrrolate?
 

....and what does it do to benefit the performance of a horse? I looked it up and I guess I am not that smart to see what the benefits are.

So, I am here taking a lazy shortcut for help. Riot? Cannon?

Thanks in advance.

From the Wikipedia article.

"It is also used to reduce excessive saliva (sialorrhea).[3][4][5]

It decreases acid secretion in the stomach and so may be used for treating stomach ulcers, in combination with other medications.

Use in treating asthma[6][7] and COPD[8] has been described.

It has been used topically to treat hyperhidrosis.[9][10]"

I've seen a lot from my other board buddies about horses having stomach ulcers and using aloe juice for it. People can get stomach ulcers from aspirin; can bute cause them in horses?

Hyperhidrosis is abnormally excess sweating. The opposite of anhidrosis, lack of sweating, which some horses have exhibited, especially those racing in Florida in the summer.

Thanks, but how can a trainer get 60 days for being over the limit with ulcer meds? It must give them some type of competitive advantage.

Seems like it's used for horses in respiratory distress, or more likely, to prevent it.

Here's a useful link:

http://tinyurl.com/n8x7sd

Thanks. That makes more sense.

Your welcome.

Cool website, no?

Robinol. Extremely effective in preventing bleeding. Is actually a much better alternative to Lasix. Have used it in the am on bleeders when working in lieu of Lasix. Who got 60 days?

Greg Griffith

Bottom paragraph (after blah, blah, blah, Ness, blah, blah, blah):

http://www.tampabay.com/sports/parim...y-lane/1037506

Robinul

Uhhhh..I'm thinking there is a lot of ways a trainer can get in trouble with ulcer meds.

I was going to guess that it's the next new racing surface in California.