Sentence examples for medication policies from inspiring English sources

The Association of Racing Commissioners International, the sport's regulators, asked for a major overhaul of medication policies, including ending raceday medications like the diuretic furosemide, known as Lasix.

"The time has come to modify our medication policies to be consistent with international practices," said Tom Ludt, the Breeders' Cup chairman.

Horses are notoriously vulnerable to pharmaceutical manipulation, and these days with all the permissive medication policies, trainers and their veterinarians remain notoriously tempted to pursue every pharmaceutical ploy they can devise to move a horse up.

Even with the prohibition of steroids in the past year, the United States continues to have the world's loosest medication policies for thoroughbreds, and there is a growing concern within the veterinary community that overmedication — with drugs like corticosteroids, anti-inflammatories that can have dangerous consequences — and lax oversight have imperiled the safety and welfare of racehorses.

"Perhaps the decades of discussion and dissension will give way, finally, to recognition that American racing medication policies are not only out of step with an increasing number of the world's racing nations, but out of step with other major league sports in our own backyard," James L. Gagliano, the president and chief operating officer of the Jockey Club, said in a statement.

Dr. Anthony Stirk, the senior veterinary adviser to the British Horse Racing Authority, said that it would benefit American horsemen to get in step with the rest of the world, not only in medication policies but also in racing less frequently.

New York, for example, is reviewing its race-day medication policy.

"To this date, he has not exhibited behavior in the presence of any committee members or custody staff that would qualify him under involuntary medication policy.

The Court has undervalued respondent's liberty interest; has misread the Washington involuntary medication Policy and misapplied our decision in Turner v. Safley, 482 U.S. 78, 107 S.Ct.

"It's not proven either way, but it is an issue that has caused concern to a number of people who have seriously examined horse racing and the medication policy".

We have no idea as to the extent of his psychosis nor do we have any working relationship upon which to build internal and external controls"); id., Book 8, Feb. 26, 1985 (Dr. Loeken reports: "because of his lack of participation in therapy it is recommended that the involuntary medication policy continue in use").