There are no major changes from WADA this year.
The new prohibited
list published by the World Anti Doping Agency and active for 1/1/07 shows no changes that should concern Scottish
Institute of Sport Athletes.
Some minor tidying
up of stimulants including specifying Yuaminoheptane used in some countries as
a treatment for nasal congestion is added as a stimulant. As has
4-phenylpiracetam [chemical name for carphedon].
A reminder of the
status of Glucocoticoids is added:-
Glucocoticoids are
prohibited when administered orally, rectally, intravenously or intramuscularly.
Their use requires a Therapeutic Use Exemption Certificate [Full].
Other routes of
administration [intra-articular/ perarticular/ peritendinous/ epidural/ intradermalinjections
and inhalation] require an Abbreviated Therapeutic Use Exemption Certificate
except as noted below.
Topical
preparations when used for dermatological [including
iontophoresis/phonophoresis], auricular, nasal, ophthalmic, buccal, gingival
and perianal disorders are not prohibited and do not require any form of
Therapeutic Use Exemption.
This has therefore
been a quiet year in doping regulation.
The main worries
for Institute Athletes remain foreign or alternative cold cures, steroid injections
[always remind the administering doctor], Asthma [always check you have valid
updated Therapeutic Exemption Certificate] and contaminated supplements.
Brian Walker
Medical Director
