College of Veterinary Medicine

Education:

Ph.D., Pharmaceutics, The Ohio State University
B.S., Pharmacy, The Ohio State University

Honors and Awards:

 

Research Interests:

Professor Richard Sams is involved in the development and validation of new testing methods to detect drugs, drug metabolites, and other substances in test samples collected from animals, particularly racehorses and livestock. Furthermore, he is involved in studies of the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of drugs and other substances in animals.

Selected Publications:

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Jose-Cunilleras, Eduard; Hinchcliff, Kenneth W; Lacombe, Veronique A; Sams, Richard A; Kohn, Catherine W; Taylor, Lynn E; Devor, Steven T. Ingestion of starch-rich meals after exercise increases glucose kinetics but fails to enhance muscle glycogen replenishment in horses.
Veterinary Journal 171, no. 3 (2006 May): 468-477.

Schwarzwald, C C; Sams, R A; Bonagura, J D. Pharmacokinetics of the calcium-channel blocker diltiazem after a single intravenous dose in horses. Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics 29, no. 3 (2006 Jun): 165-171.

Cook, Anthony L; St Claire, Marisa; Sams, Richard. Use of florfenicol in non-human primates.
Journal of Medical Primatology 33, no. 3 (2004 Jun): 127-133.

Bennett, Rachel C; Steffey, Eugene P; Kollias-Baker, Cynthia; Sams, Richard. Influence of morphine sulfate on the halothane sparing effect of xylazine hydrochloride in horses. American Journal of Veterinary Research 65, no. 4 (2004 Apr): 519-526.

Gardner, Sarah Y; Atkins, Clarke E; Sams, Richard A; Schwabenton, A Brooke; Papich, Mark G
Characterization of the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties of the angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor, enalapril, in horses. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine / American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine 18, no. 2 (2004 Mar-Apr): 231-237.

Hinchcliff, Kenneth W; Sams, Richard A. Effect of nasogastric administration of sodium bicarbonate on carbon 13 isotopic enrichment of carbon dioxide in serum of horses. American Journal of Veterinary Research 65, no. 3 (2004 Mar): 307-310.

Toribio, Ramiro E; Kohn, Catherine W; Sams, Richard A; Capen, Charles C; Rosol, Thomas J
Hysteresis and calcium set-point for the calcium parathyroid hormone relationship in healthy horses. General and Comparative Endocrinology 130, no. 3 (2003 Feb 15): 279-288.

March, P A; Podell, M; Sams, R A. Pharmacokinetics and toxicity of bromide following high-dose
oral potassium bromide administration in healthy Beagles. Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics 25, no. 6 (2002 Dec): 425-432.

Geor, R J; McCutcheon, L J; Hinchcliff, K W; Sams, R A. Training-induced alterations in glucose metabolism during moderate-intensity exercise. Equine Veterinary Journal Supplement. no. 34 (2002 Sep): 22-28.

Kollias-Baker, Cynthia; Sams, Richard. Detection of morphine in blood and urine samples from horses administered poppy seeds and morphine sulfate orally. Journal of Analytical Toxicology vol. 26, no. 2 (2002 Mar): 81-86.

Jose-Cunilleras, Eduard; Hinchcliff, Kenneth W; Sams, Richard A; Devor, Steven T; Linderman, Jon K. Glycemic index of a meal fed before exercise alters substrate use and glucose flux in exercising horses. Journal of Applied Physiology 92, no. 1 (2002 Jan): 117-128.

Muir, W W 3rd; Sams, R A; Hubbell, J A; Hinchcliff, K W; Gadawski, J. Effects of enalaprilat on cardiorespiratory, hemodynamic, and hematologic variables in exercising horses.
American Journal of Veterinary Research 62, no. 7 (2001 Jul): 1008-1013.