Sports pharmacology and ergogenic aids.
Primary care physicians working with athletes need to ask about drug or supplement use. A basic knowledge of ergogenic substances may help to establish rapport with athletes using these agents. Physicians should be aware that doses used by athletes are far in excess of the ones reported by the literature, and that new substances are constantly being introduced. It is hoped that increased awareness and knowledge of the more common ergogenic substances will lead to better education and health care for the athletic population.
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Lee
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Division of Family Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Huntsville Campus, 301 Governors Drive, Huntsville, AL 35801, USA.
Linder
Michael M
MM
D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D045930:Anabolic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000697:Central Nervous System Stimulants / Q000494:pharmacology; D003401:Creatine / Q000494:pharmacology; D019587:Dietary Supplements; D004300:Doping in Sports; D013006:Growth Hormone / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D013178:Sports Medicine
D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists; D045930:Anabolic Agents; D000697:Central Nervous System Stimulants; D013006:Growth Hormone; D003401:Creatine