Actovegin~R - Cutting-edge Sports Medicine or 'Voodoo' Remedy?

摘要

Actovegin~R has received a great deal of media attention in the recent years, especially surrounding its use in sports medicine. In 2009, a sports physician was arrested with this performance-enhancing drug, whereas an editorial in a sports medicine journal strongly questioned the evidence base for using this drug for acute muscle injury (12). There is also a report that suggested that Actovegin~R might have induced anaphylactic shock in a cyclist (20). However, there also are good safety results from a large, multicenter, randomized, control trial (36). Nevertheless, Actovegin0 has received much publicity, and there also are many anecdotal beliefs surrounding this drug (12). Currently, Actovegin~R is not on the World Anti-Doping Agency's (WADA) prohibited substance list (34).