© Thomas Tobin
2002
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Medication
to Dilute Out Other Drugs
•Administer
a drug that dilutes drugs/drug metabolites and makes them more difficult to detect
•Diuretics
generally do not affect blood levels of drugs
•Dilute
out water soluble drugs/drug metabolites in equine urine
•Effect
is generally up to but not greater than the diluting effect
•Rules on
furosemide in the US specify dose and time of administration