In October 2010 the Agenţia Naţională Anti-Doping (ANAD), the National Anti-Doping Agency of Romania, has reported an anti-doping rule violation against the Athlete Gabriel Manole Rӑzvan after his sample tested positive for the prohibited substance furosemide.
After notification a provisional suspenstion was ordered. The Athlete filed a statement in is defence and he was heard for the ANAD Hearing Commission.
The Athlete stated that the day before and after the competition and dopingtest he was hospitalized because of hypertension which was treated with furosemide and prescribed by his doctors. Also the Athlete mentioned his medication on the Doping Control Form. In support the Athlete produced medical documents and after further medical examination the Athlete was diagnosed with essential arterial hypertension stage 1. Therefore the Athlete applied with ANAD for a retroactive TUE for furosemide and indapamide.
The ANAD TUE Commission reviewed the athlete’s request and decided that the emergency use of furosemide was correct, but the follow-up treatment with furosemide or tertensif was rejected
because there was another therapeutic alternative, recommending him the substances from the class IECA-ENALAPRIL or similar classes.
Considering the evidence and the circumstances the ANAD Hearing Commission decides to impose a 1 month period period of ineligibility on the Athlete, starting on the date of the provisional suspension.
