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Originally Posted by clickerati  Not that anyone will drug test me, but I've been using a nasal spray for my current cold that contains that stuff. I had no idea  |
Interesting
: I just reviewed the WADA 2008 list and the following is now the ruling
* The following substances included in the 2008 Monitoring Program (bupropion, caffeine, phenylephrine, phenylpropanolamine, pipradol, pseudoephedrine, synephrine) are not considered as Prohibited Substances.
** Adrenaline associated with local anaesthetic agents or by local administration (e.g. nasal, ophthalmologic) is not prohibited.
I'm not sure if this takes xylometazoline (Otrivine is one of the over-the-counter self meds containing this adrenergic chemical) out of the equation. Sudafed contains pseudoephedrine.
There's a catch-all tag at the end of the "stimulant" section
"A stimulant not expressly mentioned as an example under this section should be considered as a Specified Substance only if the Athlete can establish that the substance is particularly susceptible to unintentional anti-doping rule violations because of its general availability in medicinal products or is less likely to be successfully abused as a doping agent."