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MARTINDALE'S DRUGS RESTRICTED IN SPORT POCKET COMPANION 2009
Editor: Sean C. Sweetman.
Bibliographic Data: ISBN-10: 0853698708, ISBN-13: 978-0853698708; Pharmaceutical Press; Lego S.p.A, Italy, 2009; £19.95, 528 pages, paperback.
Subjects: banned and limited drugs in sports.
Reviewed by: Fadil Ozyener MD, PhD, Uludag University Medical School, Bursa, Turkey.

© Journal of Sports Science and Medicine (2009) 8, 311
DESCRIPTION
Over 500 drugs restricted in sport presented in alphabetical order.

PURPOSE
To inform and alert the athlete about the potential problem of drug taking for any kind of reasons on and off during training and competition.

FEATURES

A comprehensive index of drug names, synonyms, medical usage, single and multi-ingredient preparations and trade (on occasion street) names of drugs from 40 countries worldwide (Martindale data). The classification of World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is added to the explanation of drugs limitation in sport in and out of competition. A glossary of common medical terms is also included.

ASSESSMENT
This pocket publication is a must-have list of restricted drugs for athletes, trainers, sports medicine professionals, in short for anyone in exercise physiology and human performance fields.

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