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Message: [QUOTE="Flutterby, post: 2205686, member: 1853"] Just to clear it up. ASADA has such a thing as Therupeutic Use Exemption (TUE). Which basically means that if you have a medical condition that requires you to use a medication on the banned list for treatment and there is no other medication that isn't on the banned list that can be used as an alternative for you, you can apply for an exemption from being found to have return a positive test when that particular substance shows up in your system. This requires your doctor to complete some forms as well. This must be done as soon as possible you find you have the condition and/or become a 'testable' athlete and you must have written approval from ASADA that it's OK before you will be exempt. However not all applications are approved. The ASADA Medical People will assess the applications and decide if they agree that this is the only way in which your condition can be treated. Asthma is the most common condition that comes under this process, but again not all asthma treatments will be approved - ventolin contains substanses on the banned list, however in most cases athletes who have asthma will be given a TUE for these, I am not aware of any other asthma treatments that would be approved under this process. They have also loosened the rules a little around pseudoephedrine in that you have to have a certain amount in your system before you will be found to have return a positive test - it is extremely unlike you would reach this level just by taking a headache or cold/flu tablet in a legitimate circumstance. And yes there have been some cases where the B sample has come back negative after the A sample was positive. Not many and not any high profile athletes, but it can happen. [/QUOTE]

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