chaserofsteeples wrote:
Mr. Obvious wrote:Which is not a doping violation in any way, shape, or form. You may not like it. I don't like it. But it is completely within the rules.
Prescription fraud is real-world illegal. Not sure how/where USADA comes into play, but if Dr. Brown is found to knowingly prescribe medication under false pretenses, he's committing malpractice, and if Salazar/NOP athletes are obtaining prescriptions by providing false information or knowingly accepting fraudulent prescriptions, they are committing a crime as well.
Maybe, but it is not a doping violation.
1. I don't think the TMB is going to take kindly to USADA telling them how to do their job.
2. Generally medical boards are going to provide wide latitude to practice.
3. There is some support in the literature for treating sub-clinical hypothyroidism with thyroid medication. I really, really do not think Dr. Brown is vulnerable on this particular issue (link at bottom of post)
4. He may be more vulnerable on record keeping (which is probably something that would result in him being required to take CMEs on record keeping, not nothing, but not that big a deal.
5. He may be vulnerable on charges of not getting informed consent. That would be a bigger deal
6. He might be vulnerable on charges of experimentation
7. There are some real ethical issues when a doctor has a consultancy agreement with a team and is providing care to people on that team. In theory the doctor should serve his patients best interests but that relationship is inherently conflicted. I think this is likely the same with physicians who consult with NFL teams, for instance, but it is laid bare here.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2664572/