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Wednesday, September 22, 2004
(09-22) 10:56 PDT LONDON (AP)
A drug used for prostate problems and hair loss was added to the World Anti-Doping Agency's list of banned substances.
Finasteride, which also goes by the brand name Proscar, can work as a masking agent to conceal performance-enhancing drugs.
The change was among the decisions approved Tuesday at a meeting of WADA's executive committee in Montreal. In addition, intravenous injections will be explicitly banned except for legitimate medical purposes, and certain substances prescribed for asthma will be prohibited outside competition. Previously, they had been banned only during competition.
The new banned list will take effect Jan. 1.
"The changes we have made this year reflect our expanding scientific knowledge and our ability to better identify performance enhancing substances and methods," WADA president Dick Pound said.
Meanwhile, WADA approved a 2005 budget of $21.7 million, an increase of $1.47 million.
WADA, which is jointly funded by the Olympic movement and national governments, has received 80 percent of its budget for this year. The United States has promised to make its $1.45 million payment soon after the start of the fiscal year on Oct. 1, bringing the total contributions to more than 90 percent.
URL: http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f ... DT0253.DTL
(09-22) 10:56 PDT LONDON (AP)
A drug used for prostate problems and hair loss was added to the World Anti-Doping Agency's list of banned substances.
Finasteride, which also goes by the brand name Proscar, can work as a masking agent to conceal performance-enhancing drugs.
The change was among the decisions approved Tuesday at a meeting of WADA's executive committee in Montreal. In addition, intravenous injections will be explicitly banned except for legitimate medical purposes, and certain substances prescribed for asthma will be prohibited outside competition. Previously, they had been banned only during competition.
The new banned list will take effect Jan. 1.
"The changes we have made this year reflect our expanding scientific knowledge and our ability to better identify performance enhancing substances and methods," WADA president Dick Pound said.
Meanwhile, WADA approved a 2005 budget of $21.7 million, an increase of $1.47 million.
WADA, which is jointly funded by the Olympic movement and national governments, has received 80 percent of its budget for this year. The United States has promised to make its $1.45 million payment soon after the start of the fiscal year on Oct. 1, bringing the total contributions to more than 90 percent.
URL: http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f ... DT0253.DTL
