26 January 2018

USADA issues public warnings to two athletes over TUE failures

The US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) has issued public warnings to two athletes who failed to obtain Therapeutic Use Exemptions (TUEs) for use of medication that contains substances that are prohibited in sport. USADA issued a public warning to racquetball athlete Sharon Jackson, after the 28 year old failed to obtain TUE for spironolactone, which she was using under the care of a physician. ‘Jackson, 28, had forthrightly declared the use of her medication on her doping control form at the time of sample collection and subsequently obtained a TUE authorizing future use of this medication in sport’, read a USADA statement.

USADA also issued a public warning to Paralympic boccia player Marck Harrison, after he failed to obtain a TUE for a medication he was using under the care of a physician containing chlorthalidone. ‘Harrison, 38, had forthrightly declared the use of his medication on his doping control form at the time of sample collection and subsequently obtained a TUE authorizing future use of this medication in sport’, read a statement.

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