United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), Colorado Springs, Colorado
Pacific University, School of Pharmacy, Hillsboro, Oregon.
Am J Pharm Educ. 2021 Aug;85(7):8695. doi: 10.5688/ajpe8695. Epub 2021 May 4.
The Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2021 presented an opportunity for pharmacists to recognize the uniqueness of sports pharmacy as a developing field and to understand the importance of anti-doping education among patient-athletes. Patient-athletes make up a distinct patient population, and pharmacists are well positioned to support athletes' therapeutic decisions. Pharmacists need to be able to search for and interpret drug information to take care of this special population appropriately. The purpose of this commentary is to facilitate a discussion on what changes or reinforcement might help train pharmacists to become equipped with adequate knowledge and skills to support safe use of drugs among patient-athletes. While effective resources and tools have become more widely available, pharmacists' awareness of and training in the field of sports pharmacy continue to be needed. No matter where they practice, pharmacists should be ready to promote "the spirit of sport" and defend the importance of "clean" sport for their patient-athletes.
2021 年的东京奥运会和残奥会为药师提供了一个机会，使他们能够认识到运动药学作为一个不断发展的领域的独特性，并了解运动员患者群体中反兴奋剂教育的重要性。运动员患者是一个独特的患者群体，药师在支持运动员的治疗决策方面处于有利地位。药师需要能够搜索和解释药物信息，以便适当地照顾这一特殊群体。本文的目的是促进讨论，探讨哪些变化或强化措施可以帮助培训药师，使他们具备足够的知识和技能，以支持运动员患者安全用药。虽然有效的资源和工具已经变得更加广泛可用，但药师在运动药学领域的意识和培训仍然是必要的。无论他们在哪里执业，药师都应该准备好为他们的运动员患者宣传“体育精神”，捍卫“干净”体育的重要性。
