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BRUNEI DARUSSALAM ANTI-DOPING COMMITTEE
USE OF MEDICATIONS AND SUPPLEMENTS
| Supplements Risk
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| Supplements are one of the leading causes of failed anti-doping tests with approximately one athlete testing positive every month. |
| Research found that almost one in five of 67 common supplements analysed, contained banned substances.
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| Check your supplements
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| Athletes are 100% responsible for whatever prohibited substances that are found in their urine or blood sample whether it is on purpose or not – Principal of Strict Liability. Therefore, all athletes must always be aware of the ingredients in the medications or supplements that they are taking. Athletes must be familiar with WADA'S Prohibited List (Prohibited List | World Anti Doping Agency) which is a list of prohibited substances and methods in sports that is updated once a year. With this list, it will allow athletes to cross check the ingredients of their medications or supplements to ensure that it does not contain any prohibited substances. Another method to check a medication or supplements ingredients is by visiting
Global DRO - Home. The GlobalDRO usage guidelines are as follows:
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