What is inadvertent doping?
Inadvertent doping occurs when an athlete uses a medication to treat an illness, without realising that it contains a banned substance, and consequently returns a positive drug test result. In this situation, even though the athlete may not be taking drugs to enhance performance, they may return a positive drug test result because the medication contains a banned substance. Some examples of medications that contain banned substances are Sudafed and Demazin. In many cases your illness can be treated with an alternative medication that does not contain a banned substance. Copyright ASDA 2001 This is an archive copy of a document originally located at http://www.asda.org.au/dishistory.html all copyright remains with the creator.
