2016. gada 8. maijs

Mildronate (Meldonium) is good for your health!:
The main reason of the scandal why the meldonium has recognized like a doping is a few high-ranking Olympic sports managers desire to reduce the presence of Russian athletes in high-level competitions in the world.

The original Mildronate is made only by GRINDEX (Latvian - GRINDEKS) with marking in Latvian and English languages. Other are fakes - including with inscriptions only Russian.

Experts explain meldonium influence on athletes' achievements

There is a little evidence that Meldonium in "Mildronate" improves sportsmen performance, indicated the newspaper "USA Today" interviewed experts.

Anti-doping expert and Prohibited Substances Control Group Research Manager Don Keitlins explained that there is no evidence at all that meldonium affect on athletes' performance. "It doesn't mean that Meldonium doesn't increase athletes capacity. Just there is no research, that could prove it, "said Keitlins. In his view, the lack of research also raises the question of whether the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) acted in accordance with it's own criteria.

"They must try to show that the substance improves  athletes' performance, but including it in the list of banned substances, they already said that it improves performance, and therefore people will use it. It has a certain effect, but it's hard to link it with performance improvement. I have tried and tried to understand why so many athletes use it, "said the scientist.

Also, Canadian Sport ethic Centre of medical and scientific advisor Andrew Paip pointed out that in English is available very little material for Meldonium. Paip supports meldonium inclusion in the list of prohibited substances.

Other newspaper interviewed experts agree that there is lack of research how exactly Meldonium affects athletes performance. It could be a difficult task for Anti-Doping Agency  to get an evidence, because it would be expensive. At the same time, WADA would face with ethical problems, thinking about in what quantities of Meldonium can give to athletes who take part in the research.

Meldonium was include in list of banned substances on 1st of January. WADA pointed out that such of decision was taken after a comprehensive and reliable testing. Since then, presence of the substance was found in many top-level athletes, including tennis superstar Maria Sharapova from Russia.

As reported, Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis Ivars Kalvinsh, the developer of  "Mildronate» is puzzled by banning meldonium to athletes. He previously pointed out that athletes should be allowed to take care of their health. Kalvinsh wants to write a letter to WADA, explaining the effects on human health and the fact that it has no characteristic effect of doping substances.

The former Latvian National Sports Medicine Centre (VSMC) Anti-Doping Department manager Liene Kozlovska, who currently is working at the European Council Sports department, previously reported to LETA that «Mildronate» included in list of banned substances because it's harmful to health using it excessively. She is confident that athletes should be allowed to use "Mildronate» if there are medical reasons and it is prescribed by a doctor. In that way could control use of the substance because athletes should have a legal justification.



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