Quarter Horse trainer Bobby Martinez hit with 34-Year Suspension for eight Class 1 violations

Quarter Horse conditioner Bobby R. Martinez, who has trained winners of more than $12.9 million, has been handed a potential 34-year suspension and fines of up to $480,000 after the New Mexico Racing Commission says he had eight positive tests for a Class 1 substance. The rulings, issued March 31, were all for ostarine, which…

Premarin 2019 Year in Review

JANUARY 2019 FDA denies Pfizer Petition asking for new method of assessing Premarin generics The FDA has denied a citizen petition from Pfizer calling on the agency to use the company’s method for assessing sameness in generics for its estrogen drug Premarin (conjugated “equine” estrogens). Pfizer had appealed to the FDA to force sponsors of…

The Quest for a Generic Premarin – A Bitter Pill to Swallow

BY JANE ALLIN The story of the quest for a generic Premarin is an interesting one – one that dates back to the mid 1980’s when the FDA announced that Premarin was effective in combating the bone loss associated with osteoporosis. To this day an Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for a generic version has…

Pfizer fights for more protection for their new combo drug Duavee – But why?

by JANE ALLIN In July of 2013 the pharmaceutical company Bayer petitioned the FDA’s policy for “New Chemical Entity” (NCE) exclusivity in regard to fixed-dosed combination drugs (FCD), consisting of at least one new drug product, to be eligible for five years. Under the guidelines at the time fixed-dose drug combinations containing a drug entity…

Daughters of Premarin — The Generics

BY JANE ALLIN Further to the reference of generics in the “Alternatives To” report, I think a separate word on the availability of generic Premarin® and its daughter drugs is warranted to clear up any confusion for those seeking to avoid products manufactured from the urine of pregnant mares. Premarin has a long and interesting…

Aprela® — the making of a new pregnant mare’s urine drug

Part 1 of a Special Report by Jane Allin October 3, 2013 looms as the harbinger of foreboding news for PMU mares and their foals. This is the day that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will make a decision whether or not to approve Ligand Pharmaceutical’s dual-acting drug Aprela® for the treatment of…

FDA rejects possible Premarin replacement drugs

With concerns about risks associated with conventional hormone replacement therapy (HRT) manufactured from the urine of pregnant mares (i.e. Premarin®, Prempro®) Depomed Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company headquartered in Newark, California, submitted a New Drug Application (NDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on July 31, 2012 for Serada™ – an extended time…

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I’ll Have Another . . . shock wave therapy treatment please

Written by JANE ALLIN News of this year’s Kentucky Derby winner, I’ll Have Another, undergoing extracorporeal (outside the body) shock wave therapy (ESWT) on his back shortly before the race drew some speculation as to the objective of this strategy. Apparently there was nothing wrong with the horse, at least according to his owner, Paul…

Valley Meats slaughter plant in NM plans to butcher horses

FRONT RANGE EQUINE RESCUE DISCOVERS NEW MEXICO HORSE SLAUGHTER PLANT LARKSPUR, CO (April 10, 2012) — Through its own investigation, Front Range Equine Rescue (FRER) has discovered that Valley Meats Co., 3845 Cedarvale Rd, Roswell, NM, has applied for inspection of horses to be “custom slaughtered” and “processed” for human consumption. According to the facts…

Pfizer consigns PMU horses to killing fields of Asia

"If anyone believes that the downsizing of the PMU industry here in North America is advantageous for the mares and foals who suffer at the hands of Big Pharma, they are sadly mistaken" -- Jane Allin The news in January 2009 of pharmaceutical giant Pfizer’s announcement to take over rival company Wyeth for $68 billion…