<p>Nicotine is one of several stimulants added to the Monitoring Programme along with the narcotics hydrocone and tramadol and out-of-competition use of glucocorticosteroids, WADA said in a media release from Montreal, Canada.<br /><br />WADA has removed Formoteral, a drug used in the management of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), from its list of banned substances when inhaled at therapeutic dosages.<br /><br />Taking into account recent research results and requests by members of the sports community, inhaled formoterol at therapeutic doses is no longer prohibited, the release said.<br /><br />The new List of Prohibited Substances and Methods would come into force on January 1, 2012, the release added.</p>
<p>Nicotine is one of several stimulants added to the Monitoring Programme along with the narcotics hydrocone and tramadol and out-of-competition use of glucocorticosteroids, WADA said in a media release from Montreal, Canada.<br /><br />WADA has removed Formoteral, a drug used in the management of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), from its list of banned substances when inhaled at therapeutic dosages.<br /><br />Taking into account recent research results and requests by members of the sports community, inhaled formoterol at therapeutic doses is no longer prohibited, the release said.<br /><br />The new List of Prohibited Substances and Methods would come into force on January 1, 2012, the release added.</p>