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Biodyl
Biodyl is a trademark of Merial for a dietary supplement used in animals. It is manufactured in two formulations: a powder for use in an individual animal's drinking water, and an injectable solution. The injectable solution is available by veterinary prescription in some countries and over the counter in others.
Physical and chemical properties
Biodyl is formulated as a powder to be given in water, and as an injectable solution. The injectable solution is given under the skin, in the muscle, or in a vein, depending on the species of animal. Its intended uses include reducing physiological stress such as due to being transported, and preventing azoturia in performance animals. The manufacturer's own product information describes Biodyl as an "injection solution containing metabolic constituents (adenosine triphosphoric acid or ATP, magnesium aspartate, potassium aspartate, sodium selenite and vitamin B 12) for debility, convalescence and myopathies."{{cite web |url-status=dead
Composition:{{cite web |url-status=dead |url-status=dead
- Selenium (as sodium selenite)
- Potassium aspartate (hemihydrate)
- Magnesium aspartate (tetrahydrate)
- Methyl parahydroxybenzoate
- Propyl parahydroxybenzoate
- Excipient
Legal status
In the United States, Biodyl is not FDA approved, "in that there is not in effect an approval of an application filed with respect to its intended use or uses".{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016085111/http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ImportRefusals/ir_detail.cfm?EntryId=112-4397009-5&DocId=1&LineId=1&SfxId= |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 16, 2012
Adverse effects
The manufacturer however, states that "Biodyl is safe when used as directed. It has been around from the 1950s and adverse reactions have been exceedingly rare over many years of tracking. Less than one animal in over 2 million doses."{{cite news
Veterinary use
Implication in polo pony deaths
In April 2009, the sudden deaths of 21 polo ponies at Palm Beach International Polo Club in Florida were attributed by a polo team captain to error or tampering in the team's supply of Biodyl.{{cite news |url-status=dead
In the United States, concerns about a possible manufacturing error or tampering were lost amid a media outcry about the "illegal" use of "illegal" drugs not approved by the FDA, even "banned" by the FDA.{{cite news |url-status=dead
However, on April 23 a new concern emerged when a reputable pharmacy in Ocala, Florida disclosed that in compounding a preparation for the polo ponies which may have been intended to substitute for Biodyl, the pharmacy accidentally used an incorrect quantity of one of the ingredients.{{cite news
References
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