What do managers need to know about medications and the doping policy?

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The Basketball Australia Doping Policy applies to the National Championships. Managers receive a reminder of it from Basketball Australia 30 days before the Championships start, and should know its provisions. No player should compete without the legal requirements of their medications being checked first. Team members who need medication should carry a typed copy of the script with the generic name and an adequate supply for the Championship, plus a doctor's statement identifying the medicine and its purpose. Team members should give the manager their prescriptions as early as possible so the legal status can be checked. An athlete who needs a prohibited medication for a legitimate medical condition can apply for a Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE). Before applying, the athlete must check with their sporting organisation that TUEs are allowed under the sport's anti-doping policy. If an athlete is tested, any substances they take must be declared on the testing paperwork, in addition to any TUE. The 2023 regulations name ASADA as Australia's anti-doping agency. ASADA became part of Sport Integrity Australia in July 2020, so TUE applications and questions about the status of a medication now go to Sport Integrity Australia (sportintegrity.gov.au).