Clusters of Aminocaproic Acid Positives Across the Country: Is it possible that labs are reporting irrelevant track-level identifications?

Aminocaproic acid, also known by its brand name Amicar, is a therapeutic medication long used in both human and equine medicine to stop hemorrhage, which it does by stabilizing blood clots. In human medicine, aminocaproic acid is a standard treatment for trauma victims to control and stop hemorrhage and also in surgical patients at risk of hemorrhage to reduce the incidence and severity of hemorrhage.

The Winter 2021 issue of The Horsemen’s Journal contains a important article about the recent sharp increase in Amicar identifications and examines the reasons why. Click here to read the complete article.