Furosemide

Furosemide (INN) or frusemide (former BAN) is a loop diuretic used in the treatment of congestive heart failure and edema. It is most commonly marketed by Sanofi-Aventis under the brand name Lasix. It has also been used to prevent thoroughbred and standardbred race horses from bleeding through the nose during races.

Along with some other diuretics, furosemide is also included on the World Anti-Doping Agency's banned drug list due to its alleged use as a masking agent for other drugs.

What is this about? Seems to have cropped up out of nowhere.

www.racingassociation.co.za/show_news_element.php?id=630 Sad as he is a top youngster but obviously he's battling with his weight

That's a first--a human instead of a horse testing positive for Salix!

They been tested for yrs here in SA for furosimide..can get rid of 2 to 3 kgs of water very quickly.

The light buld has gone on.

There are couple of riders at home here in America that I would like to give enough Salix to have them lose say, I don't know, about 118 pounds!

I bet they don't test trainers, huh? That could open a whole new can of worms!

especially trainers who fly saa