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From: average joe	4/26/2009 7:08:19 PM
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Pharmacy Takes Blame in Horses' Deaths by BRIAN SKOLOFF, AP WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (April 22) - An official at a Florida pharmacy said Thursday the business incorrectly prepared a supplement given to 21 polo horses that died over the weekend while preparing to play in a championship match. Jennifer Beckett of Franck's Pharmacy in Ocala, Fla., told The Associated Press in a statement that the business conducted an internal investigation that found "the strength of an ingredient in the medication was incorrect." The statement did not say what the ingredient was. 'It Was Heartbreaking' On Thursday, an official at a Florida pharmacy said that the business incorrectly prepared a supplement given to 21 polo horses that died inexplicably in Wellington over the weekend. Here, veterinarian Ginny Powell sits next to one of the horses on Sunday. The animals were part of the Venezuelan-owned Lechuza team. Beckett, who's the pharmacy's chief operating officer, said the pharmacy is cooperating with an investigation by state authorities and the Food and Drug Administration. The horses from the Venezuelan-owned Lechuza polo team began crumpling to the ground shortly before Sunday's U.S. Open match was supposed to begin, shocking a crowd of well-heeled spectators at the International Polo Club Palm Beach in Wellington. "On an order from a veterinarian, Franck's Pharmacy prepared medication that was used to treat the 21 horses on the Lechuza Polo team," Beckett said. "As soon as we learned of the tragic incident, we conducted an internal investigation." She said the report has been given to state authorities. Lechuza also issued a statement to AP acknowledging that a Florida veterinarian wrote the prescription for the pharmacy to create a compound similar to Biodyl, a French-made supplement that includes vitamins and minerals and is not approved for use in the United States. "Only horses treated with the compound became sick and died within 3 hours of treatment," Lechuza said in the statement. "Other horses that were not treated remain healthy and normal." news.aol.com\|main\|dl1\|link3\|http%3A%2F%2Fnews.aol.com%2Farticle%2Fhorses-die-before-polo-match%2F435339

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