Top Questions to Ask Your Vet About Your Horse’s Joint Health

Is Polyglycan a generic product? Is Polyglycan a generic product? No. Polyglycan® is a patented 3-component formula to other intraarticular products, which all contain only 1 component each. Polyglycan is specifically formulated to have the same viscosity and lubricating properties as natural equine synovial fluid. Is Polyglycan considered a medical device or a drug? Is Polyglycan considered a medical device or a drug? Polyglycan is a medical device – it achieves therapeutic effect by mimicking the physical properties of equine synovial fluid. The mechanical lubrication and cushioning provided by Polyglycan helps by protecting the joint in a non-chemical/non-metabolic manner. Are products similar to Polyglycan ever used in humans? Are products similar to Polyglycan ever used in humans? Yes! In fact, all hyaluronic acid products currently used in humans for intra-articular joint treatments are also medical devices. What is a medical device? What is a medical device? FDA determines a medical device as: "an instrument, apparatus, implement, machine, contrivance, implant, in vitro reagent, or other similar or related article, including a component part, or accessory which is: recognized in the official National Formulary, or the United States Pharmacopoeia, or any supplement to them, intended for use in the diagnosis of disease or other conditions, or in the cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease, in man or other animals, or intended to affect the structure or any function of the body of man or other animals which does not achieve its primary intended purposes through chemical action within or on the body of man or other animals and which is not dependent upon being metabolized for the achievement of its primary intended purposes.” What are the label claims for the uses of Polyglycan? What are the label claims for the uses of Polyglycan? Polyglycan is specifically formulated to mimic the physical properties of normal equine synovial fluid. The product’s intended use is in the synovial space (directly in the joint) in horses as a post-surgical lavage, a synovial fluid replacement, or as a viscosupplement. Top Questions to Ask Your Vet About Your Horse’s Joint Health 01 Based on the way I use my horse (discipline-specific), should my horse be on some kind of joint maintenance program? 02 After I use my horse in training or at a performance, my horse exhibits some lameness in one of its legs... What kind of things should I be doing with you (vet) to determine 1) the cause, and 2) how we can treat this condition together? 03 Considering how I use my horse, how often should I have a physical exam of my horse? 04 How often should I have the shoes reset on my horse? 05 Do you collaborate with farriers to solve lameness issues? 06 If I’m at an event and my horse comes up lame, what should I do before transporting my horse home?