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Meldonium isn't doping. It's an antioxidant, like drinking a cup of coffee.

Meldonium is included in the WADA Prohibited List of substances, therefore its use in sport is by definition doping.

https://www.wada-ama.org/en/what-we-do/the-prohibited-list

In a technical sense, yes.

But really it's only prohibited because it's not licensed by Western corporations.

In Eastern Europe meldonium is an over-the-counter drug that's routinely prescribed for all sorts of maladies and is considered a very mild and inoffensive medicine, just a step above drinking green tea.

That's a surprise, as there's at least some indication that antioxidants are contraindicated for athletic training[1]

1: https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/antioxidants-and-exercise-m...

Yes, meldonium is prescribed to help with recovery after stress and injury. It won't make you stronger or faster or tougher.

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