Check of Meldonium by WADA was short, prohibition of it is unfair game – expert

Check of Meldonium medicine, not giving benefits of sport, WADA conducted a short time, a drug has been unfairly included in the list of prohibited items, said an expert in the field of anti-doping, the former head of the Russian Anti-Doping Service Nikolai Durmanov.

It became known that for the use of Meldonium (Mildronate) suspended Maria Sharapova and figure skater Ekaterina Bobrova.

Russian Minister of Sport Vitaly Mutko said, that we can expect a few more cases, removal of the Russians for usage of Meldonium (Mildronate). Also It became known that the samples of the Olympic champion short trekista Seeds Elistratova, five-time world champion skater Paul Kulizhnikova and volleyball team of Russia Alexander Markin also showed a positive result for the presence of Meldonium.

"The drug Mildronate to be on the list of doping is unfair, it is acknowledged by all, - said Durmanov - Because to the drug has been recorded in the black list of doping, it should be:. A) dangerous to health, b) give a clear advantage in sports results, c) be unethical:.. such as drugs and monitoring of the drug was conducted WADA for a very short time and the main results of the monitoring were the following - it turns out, the drug Meldonium (Mildronate) is actively used in the Eastern sports and on the basis of this criterion, found it possible to ban it. ".

"Go further - continued Specialist - Mildronate is a harmless preparation:. It gives for terminally ill people, pregnant women, elderly people, Meldonium went all the necessary controls, ethics it is not dangerous at all - it is ethical, it is a preparation of the official pharmacopoeia. with the registration number, a 40-year-old practice of the official medicine. And now the main result of the increase -.. there is no growth in the results of such things can be proved by standard techniques, using a fairly long observation. ".

"As to any drug is excited interest, it monitors - for monitoring of the program - added Durmanov- Usually it is two or three years:. Drug-eyeing, conducted some experiments: any scientific organizations are involved in these processes, universities are invited various experts and issue an opinion: yes, the drug offers a definite advantage in this sporting event has not been done anything like monitoring of the drug was carried out a very short time "...