Infographic. Tramadol: should it be banned in athletes while competing, particularly in road cycling?

• Published in: British journal of sports medicine Vol. 54; no. 2; pp. 120 - 121
• Main Authors: Baltazar-Martins, Joao Gabriel, Plata, María del Mar, Muñoz-Guerra, Jesús, Muñoz, Gloria, Carreras, Daniel, Del Coso, Juan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Association of Sport and Exercise Medicine 01.01.2020; BMJ Publishing Group LTD
• Subjects: Acute Pain - prevention & control; Analgesics, Opioid - adverse effects; Analgesics, Opioid - therapeutic use; Bicycling; Bicycling - physiology; Cela, Camilo Jose (1916-2002); Chronic Pain - prevention & control; Competitive Behavior - physiology; doping; Doping in Sports - legislation & jurisprudence; drug control; Drugs & sports; exercise; Humans; Infographic; Laboratories; Narcotics; Regulation; Tramadol - adverse effects; Tramadol - therapeutic use; Urine; Spain; doping; exercise; drug control

In the past years, tramadol has caught attention of media and antidoping authorities because this substance might be the subject of abuse in some sports, notably cycling.2 WADA determined that the use of some narcotics are prohibited in-competition but tramadol has never been banned, and it has not...