CCSP CCSP Sports Pharmacology & Doping Control Questions and Answers

Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)

Answer

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

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE)

Answer

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

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

Diuretics

Answer

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

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

Red blood cell production and oxygen-carrying capacity

Answer

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

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

Ibuprofen

Answer

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

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