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Research Points To Pentosan Polysulfate To Treat Equine Osteoarthritis

This Antiarthritic Agent Long Available Outside Of the U.S. Is Attracting Renewed Interest For Sport Horses

By: Kenneth Marcella, DVM
DVM Newsmagazine

"Some things are simply better the second time around. We learn more, we know more and we see things differently. Such is the case with pentosan polysulfate (PPS).  This drug has been in use in Australia and parts of Europe for more than 30 years, and it's currently enjoying a surge in interest and use in the United States. Recent research focusing on its effects in horses has finally started to provide previously lacking scientific evidence for its specific beneficial impact as an antiarthritic agent in sport horses."  

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