Meldonium
It made me healthy and that’s why I continued to take it - Maria Sharapova
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A New Front in the War on Doping
In the war on doping, long associated with fountain-of-youth substances such as testosterone and human growth hormone, the case of meldonium suggests that edge-seeking athletes may be turning to drugs typically prescribed to aging cardiovascular patients.
Possible further evidence of that is telmisartan, a widely prescribed high-blood-pressure medication. In recent years, doping blogs have promoted telmisartan as a possible performance enhancer. In 2015, WADA added telmisartan to the list of drugs it is monitoring, a possible first step toward banishment. Before it became banned this year, meldonium was on the agency’s watch list.
Substantial doubt exists that these drugs…
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Meldonium: What Is It and Why Is It Banned From Olympics?
The drug's manufacturer, Grindeks, says it is mostly aimed at people with heart conditions, though it can also be used for "physical and psycho-emotional overload" in otherwise healthy people. Meldonium's
What Is Meldonium/Mildronate?
The widely used drug was added to the WADA list of banned substances on January 1, 2016 because of “evidence of its use by athletes with the intention of enhancing performance.”
Banned Drug Sharapova Took Was First Patented As An Animal Growth Promoter
The drug is not approved by either the U.S. Food and Drug Administration or the European Medicines Agency.
What is meldonium and why did Maria Sharapova take it?
Meldonium is also known as mildronate, it increases exercise capacity in athletes and the Olympic figure skating champion Ekaterina Bobrova admitted to testing positive to the drug...
A New Front in the War on Doping
Edge-seeking athletes are increasingly turning to drugs typically prescribed to aging cardiovascular patients.
5 things to know about meldonium, the drug that brought Maria Sharapova down
According to the drugmaker's website, meldonium is primarily used to treat heart-related conditions — like angina pectoris and heart failure — that block blood and oxygen to the heart muscle. The drugmaker also says meldonium can also improve "physical capacity and mental function" in healthy people.
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