Prescribers working with athletes or sporting professionals who are subject to the World Anti-Doping Code can access online training to understand the principles to consider and apply when prescribing or providing advice for athletes.

Medicines Use in Competitive Sport provides information on prescribing or making recommendations to manage asthma, hayfever and glucocorticoid medicines for patients who are involved in competitive sports which are subject to the World Anti-Doping Code.

The module also covers the principles to consider and apply across other medical conditions when prescribing or providing advice for athletes. Completing the course will achieve the following learning outcomes:

• Recognise how working with competitive athletes who may be bound by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Code may affect prescribing decisions or recommendations.
• Explain the principle of ‘strict liability’.
• Describe the potential need for a therapeutic use exemption (TUE) in the management of competitive athletes.
• Identify and use resources available to support prescribing and providing advice to competitive athlete populations presenting to primary care.

The course gives an oversight of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Prohibited List and advice for prescribers on the principle of ‘Strict Liability’ which applies across sport. It also includes advice on therapeutic use exemption (TUE) and some of the substances which are permitted or prohibited

Medicines Use in Competitive Sport is part of the SCRIPT learning portfolio. This module can be accessed through our SCRIPT Primary Care Portfolio here: https://www.safeprescriber.org/primary-care/