The creator of "Mildronate" intends to make an exception meldonium of WADA list in 2017

"Its pharmacological properties do not match any criteria for defining doping," - said Chairman of the Board "Grindeks" Juris Bundulis.

The manufacturer "Mildronate" drug (active ingredient meldonium) "Grindeks" has addressed an open letter to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), as the company intends to achieve complete elimination of substances from the list of banned from January 1 next year. He told journalists the chairman of "Grindeks" Juris Bundulis.

"We must ensure that from 1 January next year, our preparation was not on the list of banned - said Bundulis -. The managed to convince the WADA, it is not necessary to include meldonium the list of banned and its inclusion was for us unpleasant for a long time to us. surprise. "

"We still have not received any response about the reasons (prohibition meldonium) We decided to open a dialogue on the basis of implementation Us open letter was sent to WADA, the text of which we have provided to the public.." - He stressed.

Bundulis noted that "Mildronat" was not created as doping. "Its pharmacological properties do not match any criteria for defining doping, - he said -. Many countries have recognized it to use."

He believes that the behavior of the leadership of WADA after the meldonium and making preparations containing it, the list of banned substances, away from democracy and the principles of ethics.

"If the president of WADA can afford the words" do not hesitate to contact us, we will reconsider our decision ", it is not democratic, not ethical and open approach - said Bundulis. - There should be an open discussion for the benefit of helping patients and athletes in well. we were puzzled and confused that we meet the argument that we do not understand. "

"Athletes need to buy" Mildronate "

Creator drugs academician Ivars Kalvins said that athletes should use the drug "Mildronate" meldonium containing substance, in order to avoid irreversible changes in the body.

"Athletes should use "Mildronats" to avoid irreversible changes in the body - Kalvins said -. I have a report of St. Petersburg specialists, which clearly says that the sudden death starting at 10 years old I am disappointed by the decision of the WADA, they have no reason to believe that meldonium -. in the doping athlete has rights, including live and pursue a career. "

"There is a clear term in the criteria for performance-enhancing drugs - increase in capacity." Mildronate "does not contribute to strengthening the capacity of the organism" - Kalvins said.

"Among the young athletes to sudden death ten times more than the average for the population. 92% died of sudden death, died during training or competitions. In the US, every third day, and now every other day, a young man dies a sudden death on the playground. We need to help cardiac patients, but (thanks to this assistance), he will not jump up and run on, "-. academician stressed.

"Action of Mildronate for heart is similar to the internal combustion engine principle - we feed the heart, fuel and air and one must correspond to each other stalls the engine...

Our heart is also the engine, but instead of fuels - fatty acids and sugars. And if there is a lack of oxygen, acid does not burn. So, you can restrict their flow. Otherwise, fats are activated to dissolve the cell membrane. This happens when athletes exceed certain limits ", - explained Kalvins.

According to the head of the Laboratory of sports cardiology VPO Russian State University of Physical Culture, Sports, Youth and Tourism Anastasia Mikhailova, about 20% of the athletes are clear signs of over-voltage of the cardiovascular system and the need to apply "Mildronate" or other preparations containing meldonium.

"The signs of overstrain the cardiovascular system are about 20 percent of the athletes, especially in cyclic sports - said Mikhailov -." Mildronate "performed well in this respect, it was a clear positive trend and showed he was not just that 20 percent, but. those who are prone to such problems with the body especially young athletes, passing on an adult level -. their cardiovascular system is unable to cope with the increased loads they can not do without cardioprotection -. heart suffers. "

Meldoniumdopingscandal

Earlier, WADA reported that 140 doping tests of athletes tested positive for meldonium. According to Tass, at least 31 Russian athlete is suspected of the use of prohibited substances. Among them is Maria Sharapova, swimmer Yulia Efimova, skater Paul Pavel Kulizhnikov.

Meldonium substance (drug "Mildronate") is used in sports to improve the endurance of the body to high physical stress during exercise and to high neuro mental stress during the competition. In the CIS countries the drug is used for the prevention of heart disease. The discovery of this substance in the doping sample athlete in competition and Out-from 1 January 2016 qualifies as a violation of anti-doping rules.