Suspeneded for using prescribed Advair

[Wasch_24]

WTF!?

Link

 

[caudio51]

Oh get the fuck out of here. Go worry about something that is worth worrying about.

 

[Wasch_24]

I know, right?

Usually if you have a persription then what ever cehimcals are in your system due to the perscribed drugs are disregarded.

 

[caudio51]

True, however there is also a list of OTC stuff and prescription stuff that you can't use. I guess that is on the list

 

[Greg]

I bet this gets reviewed and maybe reversed.

 

[Wasch_24]

I doubt it is on the list if his trainer knew about it.

 

[Greg]

It is common for asthma meds to contain steroids.

 

[ATCDub]

You'd be amazed at the list of drugs that restrict me from working.

 

[Greg]

I bet this gets reviewed and maybe reversed.

Actually, after I actually read the artcle, it seems he has already lost his appeal.

Bummer.

 

[cvm4]

Man what a bummer! I really can't believe they don't look at this on a case by case basis.

 

[Jwrussell]

That's a crock. There are steroids, and there are STEROIDS. Advar is not a STEROID.

 

[caudio51]

Damn, I missed the fact he lost his appeal too. That's a kick in the nuts. So is his career over now? He needs the meds to breathe. If he can't breathe well he can't play

 

[Greg]

He can come back 01/01/07, you're right, whether he'll play again is another question.

 

[caudio51]

Yea, by career over I meant due to the breathing issue not the NFL suspending him.

 

[cvm4]

That's a crock. There are steroids, and there are STEROIDS. Advar is not a STEROID.

Exactly! You either shoot it up your butt cheek or take a pill. He did neither and I don't see how that form of steroid can even give him any performance boost?

 

[caudio51]

Hell they allow oxygen tanks on the sidelines

 

[pharmgator]

I can't read the article as it is being blocked at work. Is it the steroid component of advair or the salmeterol that got him into trouble. I know Olympic athletes are banned from using all Beta2 agonists, prescription or not.

 

[Greg]

It was 'fluticasone and the long acting beta agonist galmeterol.'

 

[cvm4]

During his appeal, John Amoss, who is the Saints' team trainer and an assistant professor at the LSU Health Science Center, sent a letter to the league in support of Thomas. Amoss said Thomas has severe asthma problems and requires a high dose of inhaled steroids to breathe. According to the doctor, Thomas needs a long acting beta agonist and a short acting beta agonist to control his asthma.

During his August drug test, the defensive tackle was taking an asthma product called Advair twice a day while also using an inhaler four times a day.

"Advair contains both the steroid fluticasone and the long acting beta agonist galmeterol," wrote Amoss, who thought the possibility of a false positive might have happened.

Edited because of quotes.

 

[pharmgator]

Edited because of quotes.

They should be able to do a qualitative analysis to see exactly which substance triggered the positive drug screen.