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| MARTINDALE'S DRUGS RESTRICTED IN SPORT POCKET COMPANION 2009 |
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Editors: Sean C. Sweetman
Bibliographic: ISBN-10: 0853698708, ISBN-13: 978-0853698708; Pharmaceutical Press; Lego S.p.A, Italy, 2009; £19.95, 528 pages, paperback
Subjects: banned and limited drugs in sports
Reviewed by: Fadil Ozyener MD, PhD, Uludag University Medical School, Bursa, Turkey
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| DESCRIPTION |
| Over 500 drugs restricted in sport presented in alphabetical order |
| PURPOSE |
| To inform and alert the athlete about the potential problem of drug taking for any kind of reasons on and off during training and competition |
| AUDIENCE |
| FEATURES |
| A comprehensive index of drug names, synonyms, medical usage, single and multi-ingredient preparations and trade (on occasion street) names of drugs from 40 countries worldwide (Martindale data). The classification of World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is added to the explanation of drugs limitation in sport in and out of competition. A glossary of common medical terms is also included |
| ASSESSMENT |
| This pocket publication is a must-have list of restricted drugs for athletes, trainers, sports medicine professionals, in short for anyone in exercise physiology and human performance fields |
