World Anti-Doping Agency Approves 2010 Banned Substances List 21/09/2009 |
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Pseudoephedrine, a stimulant found in cold medicines and used to make illegal methamphetamines, was placed on the World Anti-Doping Agency’s 2010 list of prohibited substances after it showed steroid-like characteristics.
Scientific evidence revealed “performance-enhancing effects of pseudoephedrine beyond certain doses,” the agency said after yesterday’s executive committee meeting in Montreal.
The agency also addressed salbutamol, used as an inhalant to break broncho-spasms, and “blood-spinning,” a process in which the platelets are removed from the blood and reinjected at the site of an injury for speedier healing. The new list will be effect Jan. 1.
“The annual revision of the list is an elaborate and dynamic process involving international scientific experts and the solicitation of input from stakeholders so that changes are founded on expanding anti-doping knowledge, evidence from the field, and constantly growing understanding of doping practices and trends,” WADA’s President John Fahey said yesterday after the executive committee meeting in Montreal.
For the past five years, the agency has been monitoring the use of pseudoephedrine, an ingredient in over-the-counter drugs such as Chlor-Trimeton Nasal Decongestant and Sudafed.
Its tests showed an increase in samples with high amounts and “clear abuse of this substance with high concentrations in a number of sports and regions,” the agency said. WADA set a urinary threshold for the drug and said it would provide information and education on use of the over-the-counter medicines containing the substance.
The use of salbutamol will no longer require a Therapeutic Use Exemption, but rather a declaration of use. A minimal presence will be allowed at the time of testing.
The agency addressed platelet-derived preparations, commonly referred to as platelet-rich plasma or “blood- spinning.” The preparations are prohibited when administered by the intramuscular route. Other methods of administration will require a declaration of use.
Supplemental oxygen, meanwhile, no longer will be prohibited.
“I am satisfied that, once again, the 2010 List reflects the latest scientific advances,” Fahey said in a statement.
(Source: Bloomberg)
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