Author/Authors :
Seif-Barghi، Tohid نويسنده Sports Medicine Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran , , Kobarfard، Farzad نويسنده , , Hashemian، Ahmad نويسنده Medical Committee, Football Federation Islamic Republic of
Iran (FFIRI), Tehran, IR Iran , , Zebardast، Jayran نويسنده Deputy of Research, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran ,
Abstract :
We express the detection of the prohibited substance prednisone, prednisolone in player’s urine sample by long and intensive use eye steroid drops. In a rare case in Iranian football, a player’s urine sample had corticosteroids. After all investigations, it was demonstrated that systemic effects can be induced by using long-term of ophthalmic prednisone. It seems to be required to investigate the systemic effects on long term and excessive use of topical corticosteroid drops can have on the result of the sample analysis and showing positive results
