IMPORTANT NOTICE: Change in Prescriptions
18 June 2010
It has come to our attention that some prescriptions may be changing which could have an impact on the types of medication that are being prescribed. For example, a modification in the supply of inhaler medication has resulted in prescriptions changing from the substance Salmeterol to Formoterol in both single and combination inhalers.
We would like to remind athletes to check all medication carefully including repeat prescriptions, to ensure they don't contain prohibited substances. Check your medications on Global DRO.
If you are in any doubt as to how to complete your Whereabouts, a revised ADAMS User Guide is available by clicking the link below and an updated ADAMS Online Tutorial is also available.
To contact UK Anti-Doping, please use the following details:
Whereabouts Phone Line: 008000 943 7378 (WHERE R U) (Not available from USA and Australia)
Whereabouts SMS: +44 (0) 7786 202 407
Whereabouts Email: athlete@ukad.org.uk
ADAMS User-Guides
New ADAMS User-Guide from September 2010
A new ADAMS user-guide is available to athletes who have been inducted onto ADAMS by UK Anti-Doping. This user-guide provides a quick step-by-step guide to updating your whereabouts. Click below to download this version.
Your ADAMS User-Guide [PDF, 2,095k]
Full version of ADAMS User Guide
The following guide provides information on using ADAMS if you are new to the system or need guidance in creating your user profile, adding locations and inputting your whereabouts.
ADAMS Athlete User Guide Version 9 [PDF, 629k]
If you need further help with your whereabouts filing please contact:
Eliot Caton, Athlete Support Officer
Email: Eliot.caton@ukad.org.uk
Telephone: (0) 20 7766 7366
ATHLETE REMINDER 2010 PROHIBITED LIST CHANGES
Pseudoephedrine is Prohibited
Pseudoephedrine has been placed back on the 2010 Prohibited List. Pseudoephedrine is readily available in many over the counter cold and flu remedies and as an athlete you should take particular care when using such products. As with all medications, always check the status on www.globaldro.com before using the product. Following consultation with a physician if necessary, athletes should at all times use an alternative permitted medication to pseudoephedrine. This will minimise the risk of inadvertently surpassing the threshold and returning an Adverse Analytical Finding.
The Process has changed for Asthma Inhalers
Two Beta-2 Agonists taken via inhalation, Salbutamol and Salmeterol, no longer require a Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) as is currently the case. Instead you are required to complete a Declaration of Use. With a Declaration of Use a maximum of 1600μg of Salbutamol in a 24 hour period is permitted. The information provided by the manufacturers of salbutamol inhalers is that the maximum dose should not exceed 800μg within a 24 hour period (as a guidance this is normally 1/2 inhalations 4 times a day). Following the manufacturer’s guidance will minimise the risk of inadvertently surpassing the threshold and returning an Adverse Analytical Finding. All other Beta-2 Agonists will still require full lung function tests and a TUE application.
We recognise that you might have already received this information already but with the significant impact of some of these changes in particular the re-introduction of pseudoephedrine back onto the Prohibited List we felt it crucial to provide a further reminder so that you can ensure you continue to take care and check your medications.
In order to check medications we provide the online database developed by UK Sport and the anti-doping organisations in the USA (USADA) and Canada (CCES). The Global Drug Reference Online (Global DRO, www.globaldro.co.uk) provides fast and accurate information about which substances are prohibited according to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Prohibited List and which medications contain a prohibited substance. If you check a medication this year please be sure to check again at the start of 2010.
