ArticlePloS one2022
Engaging community pharmacists to eliminate inadvertent doping in sports: A study of their knowledge on doping.
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- Exploring the perspective of Malaysian Community Pharmacists on Sports Pharmacy Services: A qualitative study.Journal of public health research · 2026Article
- Adulteration of Sports Supplements with Anabolic Steroids-From Innocent Athlete to Vicious Cheater.Nutrients · 2025Review
- Exploring Doping Awareness: Medical Experts' Perspectives and Their Commitment to Doping Prevention.Pharmacy (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Spirulina Supplementation Alleviates Intense Exercise-Induced Damage and Modulates Gut Microbiota in Mice.Nutrients · 2025Article
- Usage of analgesic and anti-inflammatory medicine by Egyptian male international footballers: what are the patterns and the perceptions towards sports pharmacy and medication use?BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2025Article
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- A Behaviourally Informed Approach to Reducing the Risk of Inadvertent Anti-doping Rule Violations from Supplement Use.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2023Review
- Assessing anti-doping knowledge among Taiwanese pharmacists.BMC medical education · 2023Article
- A survey and knowledge assessment of Albertan pharmacists providing pharmacy services to athlete-patients.Canadian pharmacists journal : CPJ = Revue des pharmaciens du Canada : RPCArticle
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Abstract
This study aimed to evaluate the community pharmacists' knowledge of tackling the issue of inadvertent doping in Malaysia. A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 384 community pharmacists working in Malaysia using a self-administered questionnaire. All the respondents were pharmacists fully registered with the Pharmacy Board of Malaysia and had been working in the community setting for at least one year. Of the 426 community pharmacists approached, 384 community pharmacists participated in this study, giving a response rate of 90.14%. The majority of the respondents were females (63.5%), graduated from local universities (74.9%), with median years of practising as a community pharmacist of six years (interquartile range, IQR = 9 years). The respondents were found to have moderate levels of doping-related knowledge (median score of 52 out of 100). Anabolic steroids (95.8%), stimulants (78.6%) and growth factors (65.6%) were recognised as prohibited substances by most of the respondents. Around 65.9% did not recognise that inadvertent doping is also considered a doping violation. Most of them (90%) also have poor levels of knowledge of doping scenarios in the country. Community pharmacists in Malaysia have limited knowledge in the field of doping. More programmes and activities related to doping and drugs in sports should be held to enhance the community pharmacists' knowledge on the issue of inadvertent doping.
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