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4/29/2016 3:22pm
Anyone read this story? I guess there are circumstances here that can be compared to Bubbagate. Here the team Dr has taken the rap and said it was his error that the rider hadn't filed a TUE. As a result he's not been suspended, clearly an asthma drug is not considered as suspect as an amphetamine. Although abuse of asthma drugs in cycling seems pretty universal given the fact that pro cyclists are 3x more likely to need asthma drugs compared to the general population. (7x in elite swimming)
http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/apr/29/orica-green-simon-yates-po…
http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/apr/29/orica-green-simon-yates-po…
It is not the same in any regard as Ventolin for example.
Also Orica are spinning this as a inhaler. Terbutaline is taken in tablet form, not inhaler.
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If you can not comprehend this, you are naive at best.
As a side note, terbutaline is most widely used to slow/stop early labor in pregnant women. The pill form makes it convenient for this type of treatment.
I've been prescribed them before for cold weather and exercise-induced asthma before anybody gets all up in arms.
And no, I don't race mtb or MX anymore so don't worry.
Asystole. Chest compressions and epi. No shocky.
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