Bupivacaine added to prohibited drugs

The Canadian Pari-Mutuel Agency (CPMA) has officially added bupivacaine to paragraph 1(d) of the Schedule to the Pari-Mutuel Betting Supervision Regulations. This drug was previously prohibited under paragraph 1(b) as a human drug.

This change is due to the recent approval of a veterinary product containing bupivacaine by Health Canada.

Bupivacaine is a local anesthetic similar to lidocaine and mepivacaine and is used to block pain.

From the Canadian Pari-Mutuel Agency