oscaro wrote:
a lot of people complaining that if tue’s were scraped some people who have legit asthma couldn’t compete
nope, most asthma inhalers aren't subject to TUEs, so no problem there..
https://www.usada.org/...oads/wallet-card.pdf Permitted medications:
Asthma: cromolyn sodium (Intal), ipratropium,
montelukast (Singulair), nedocromil, theophylline,
tiotropium (Spiriva), Xolair
Certain Beta-2 Agonists (by inhalation only):
Advair, Combivent, Foradil, Perforomist ProAir,
Proventil, Ventolin, Dulera, Serevent, Symbicort,
Xopenex; Inhaled salbutamol (albuterol):
maximum 1600 micrograms over 24 hours, not
to exceed 800 micrograms every 12 hours;
inhaled formoterol: maximum delivered dose of
54 micrograms over 24 hours; inhaled salmeterol:
maximum 200 micrograms over 24 hours. The
presence in urine of salbutamol in excess of 1000
ng/mL or formoterol in excess of 40 ng/mL is
presumed not to be an intended therapeutic use
of the substance and will be considered as an
Adverse Analytical Finding (AAF) unless the athlete
proves, through a controlled pharmacokinetic
study, that the abnormal result was the
consequence of the use of the therapeutic dose
(by inhalation) up to the maximum dose indicated
above.