CCSP Sports Pharmacology & Doping Control Questions and Answers Flashcards

Which organization maintains the Prohibited List that CCSP practitioners must know when advising competitive athletes?

Answer: World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)

WADA publishes and updates the Prohibited List annually, which governs banned substances across international sport.

A competitive cyclist asks about using a corticosteroid injection for knee pain before a race. Which process must be completed first?

Answer: Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE)

Athletes competing in WADA-governed sports must obtain a Therapeutic Use Exemption before using prohibited substances like systemic corticosteroids.

Which class of drugs is banned primarily because they mask the excretion of other prohibited substances in urine?

Answer: Diuretics

Diuretics are prohibited in sport because they dilute urine and can conceal the presence of other banned substances.

EPO (erythropoietin) is banned in sport primarily because it increases which of the following?

Answer: Red blood cell production and oxygen-carrying capacity

EPO stimulates erythropoiesis, raising hematocrit and VO2 max, providing an unfair endurance advantage.

Which NSAID is available over the counter and commonly used by athletes for pain management, requiring no anti-doping concern?

Answer: Ibuprofen

Ibuprofen is a non-prohibited OTC NSAID; however, practitioners should still counsel athletes on GI and renal risks with chronic use.

Beta-2 agonists like salbutamol are permitted via inhaler in sport but require a TUE at doses above a certain threshold because at high doses they act as:

Answer: Anabolic agents

At supratherapeutic doses, beta-2 agonists have anabolic properties and are therefore prohibited above specific urinary thresholds.