Appendix L:
Australian Sports Drug Medical Advisory Committee – therapeutic use exemptions granted

The following table shows approvals granted by the ASDMAC to athletes for therapeutic use exemptions between 1 July 2007 and 30 June 2008.

Table 26: Therapeutic use exemption applications 2007–08
Sport
Approved
Rejected/ withdrawn
Pending
Approval
not required
Total
received

Archery

3

0

1

0

4

Athletics

9

0

0

0

9

Australian Football

22

0

3

2

27

Baseball

7

0

0

1

8

Basketball

5

0

0

1

6

Bobsleigh

1

0

0

0

1

Bocce

2

0

1

7

10

Body Building

5

0

0

0

5

Cricket

3

0

0

1

4

Croquet

2

0

0

0

2

Cycling

12

1

2

1

16

Dragon Boating

3

0

0

0

3

Eight Ball

0

0

1

0

1

Equestrian

0

0

1

1

2

Fencing

1

0

1

1

3

Football

4

0

0

2

6

Goalball

0

0

0

1

1

Gymnastics

10

1

2

0

13

Hockey

2

0

0

0

2

Ice Hockey

1

0

0

1

2

Ice Skating

3

0

0

0

3

Inline Hockey

1

0

1

2

4

Judo

3

0

0

0

3

Kayaking

0

0

0

1

1

Lawn Bowls

13

0

0

3

16

Motorcycling

9

0

1

2

12

Netball

5

0

3

1

9

Orienteering

1

0

1

0

2

Powerlifting

1

0

1

0

2

Rowing

5

0

0

1

6

Rugby League

13

0

1

3

17

Rugby Union

3

0

1

0

4

Sailing

0

0

0

1

1

Shooting

4

0

0

0

4

Skating

2

0

0

0

2

Skiing

0

0

1

0

1

Softball

5

0

0

1

6

Surf Life Saving

4

0

0

0

4

Surfing

1

0

0

0

1

Swimming

7

0

0

5

12

Table Tennis

3

0

0

0

3

Ten pin Bowling

6

0

1

3

10

Tennis

0

0

0

1

1

Triathlon

2

0

0

0

2

Unspecified

1

0

0

0

1

Volleyball

1

0

0

0

1

Water Polo

3

0

0

1

4

Weightlifting

1

0

1

3

5

Wrestling

1

0

0

0

1

Totals

190

2

24

47

263

Table 27: Substances approved for therapeutic use

Adrenaline

Insulin

Amiloride

Intravenous infusion

Atenolol

Methylphenidate

Budesonide

Modafinil

Dexamethasone

Morphine

Dexamphetamine

Oxycodone

Fentanyl

Prednisolone

Finasteride

Prednisone

Fludrocortisone

Probenecid

Goserelin acetate

Spironolactone

Hydrochlorothiazide

Testosterone

Hydrocortisone

Tibolone

Indapamide

Timolol

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