Sports pharmacy: Pharmacists role in doping in sport

Abstract

In this paper, the role and importance of pharmacists in prevention of doping in sports is presented. Integrating all the competencies of a pharmacist into Sports pharmacy all the segments that emphasize the position and significance of pharmacists are presented. Regarding this discipline pharmacists assume the following responsibilities: advisory and education in doping prevention, work in laboratories for doping control, designing of a dietary regimen, drug application, drug supply and the analysis of drugs' influence on biochemical and hematological parameters as well. As a matter of fact, pharmacist should be an integral part of the team responsible for proper usage of drugs and dietary supplements not only in professional, but also in amateur sports. Acknowledging all the worldwide experience, the ways in which the pharmacists can take part in Sports pharmacy are also addressed in this paper. Regarding the fact that this discipline demands multidisciplinary approach, it is rather clear that experts from different areas of pharmacy should be included in pharmacists' education, thereby confirming the significance of Sports pharmacy.

U ovom radu prikazani su uloga i značaj farmaceuta u borbi protiv dopinga u sportu. Objedinjujući uloge farmaceuta u Sportsku farmaciju, prikazani su različiti segmenti u kojima se jasno naglašava koje je mesto i značaj farmaceuta. U ovoj disciplini farmaceut ima sledeće uloge: savetodavnu i edukativnu u prevenciji dopinga, rad u kontrolnim laboratorijama, zatim pravilno dizajniranje dijete, praćenje primene lekova, snabdevanje lekovima, kao i praćenje i analiziranje uticaja lekova na biohemijske i hematološke parametre. U svakom slučaju farmaceut treba da bude sastavni deo tima koji je odgovoran za pravilnu upotrebu lekova i dijetetskih suplemenata u sportu, bez obzira da li se radi o profesionalnim sportistima ili o sportistima amaterima. U radu je takođe prikazano na koji način se farmaceuti mogu uključiti u sportsku farmaciju, uzimajući u obzir iskustva koja postoje širom sveta. S obzirom na multidisciplinarnost koja je ovde posebno naglašena, jasno je da edukacija ima poseban značaj jer podrazumeva angažovanje stručnjaka iz različitih oblasti farmacije čime se i dodatno potvrđuje značaj Sportske farmacije.