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Am I allowed to use my asthma medicines, including inhaled steroids or steroid tablets, while playing team sports?

April 26, 2017allowed asthma inhaled medicines playing steroid steroids tablets TEAM

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Am I allowed to use my asthma medicines, including inhaled steroids or steroid tablets, while playing team sports?

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There is no ban on inhaled corticosteroids by the NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) or the IOC (International Olympic Committee). The IOC does need athletes to tell them about steroids for asthma before they are tested for any sports enhancing drugs.