ORIGINAL RESEARCH TO GLUCOCORTICOID PRESCRIBING HABITS OF SPORTS MEDICINE PHYSICIANS WORKING IN HIGH-PERFORMANCE SPORT IN 30 COUNTRIES Objectives: Glucocorticoids are commonly prescribed in medicine. When administered via certain routes, glucocorticoids are prohibited for incompetition use by WADA. The glucocorticoid prescribing habits of sports medicine doctors have not been reported. Methods: An online survey…
New version of International Standard for Therapeutic Use Exemptions and related new Application Form of Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has published the revised International Standard for Therapeutic Use Exemptions (ISTUE) which came into force on 1 January 2019. In compliance with the new ISTUE, WADA has updated its Therapeutic…
WADA publishes updated templates for Anti-Doping Organizations The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is pleased to publish the following updated templates for use by Anti-Doping Organizations (ADOs) in carrying out their programs and activities. These templates have been updated to reflect changes to the International Standard for the Protection of Privacy and Personal Information (ISPPPI),…
INCONSISTENCIES IN OLYMPIC ANTI-DOPING FIGHT IN ASTHMATIC COMPETITION The links between the World Anti-Doping Agency and sports associations are tight. An independent doping control can not be guaranteed. Even what is ultimately doping, remains unclear: The Norwegian Olympic Team traveled, for example, with 6000 doses of asthma drugs – quite legal. Thomas Wheeler in…
