Database should benefit athletes

A NEW booklet will help to minimise the dangers of sportsmen and women taking substances which could find them in hot water for taking illegal substances.

MIMS, the monthly index of all prescription products for doctors and pharmacists, is in the process of preparing a database for Over The Counter (OTC) products which will prove invaluable for sports people and others who take nutritional or vitamin supplements.

In recent years, some athletes who have tested positive for illegal substances, have blamed contaminated nutritional supplements.