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Prescribing medications and nutritional supplements for athletes.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20099776     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Athletes in the Caribbean depend heavily on their medical personnel to advise on the correct use of medications for their illnesses. Doctors, pharmacists and paramedical personnel that accompany or treat athletes must be knowledgeable of which commonly prescribed substances are banned in sport in order to correctly advise and treat the athletes under their care. The objective is to review the classes of banned substances, using common examples of medications, as defined by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) in a simplistic manner in order to allow treating medical personnel to prescribe medications to athletes with the confidence of not violating doping regulations. The concept of Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) is introduced. Upper respiratory tract infections and asthma are discussed as they are both common in athletes. The use of corticosteroids and nutritional supplements are also discussed.
Authors:
T Babwah
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The West Indian medical journal     Volume:  58     ISSN:  0043-3144     ISO Abbreviation:  West Indian Med J     Publication Date:  2009 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-01-26     Completed Date:  2010-02-23     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0417410     Medline TA:  West Indian Med J     Country:  Jamaica    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  352-6     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Caribbbean Football Union Medical Committee, 113 Edward Street, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies. terbab@hotmail.com
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adrenergic beta-Agonists / therapeutic use
Asthma / drug therapy
Dietary Supplements*
Doping in Sports / prevention & control*
Glucocorticoids / therapeutic use
Humans
Respiratory Tract Infections / drug therapy
Sports Medicine*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Adrenergic beta-Agonists; 0/Glucocorticoids

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