Editing Pseudoephedrine (section)

====List of doping cases====
* Canadian rower [[Silken Laumann]] was stripped of her [[1995 Pan American Games]] team gold medal after testing positive for pseudoephedrine.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/archives/categories/sports/drugs-in-sports/going-for-dope-canada-and-drugs-in-sport/squeaky-clean-silken-tests-positive.html|title=Silken tests positive|access-date=24 February 2014|archive-date=4 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140304160658/http://www.cbc.ca/archives/categories/sports/drugs-in-sports/going-for-dope-canada-and-drugs-in-sport/squeaky-clean-silken-tests-positive.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* In February 2000, [[Elena Berezhnaya]] and [[Anton Sikharulidze]] won gold at the [[2000 European Figure Skating Championships]] but were stripped of their medals after Berezhnaya tested positive. This resulted in a three-month disqualification from the date of the test, and the medal being stripped.<ref name=wallech>{{cite book | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=6EThoEOnGuUC&pg=PA86 | title = Complete Book of the Winter Olympics | vauthors = Wallechinsky D | author-link = David Wallechinsky | year = 2009 | publisher = Greystone Books | access-date =9 July 2010 | isbn = 978-1-55365-502-2 }}</ref> She stated that she had taken cold medication approved by a doctor but had failed to inform the ISU as required.<ref name=disq>{{cite web | url = http://www.iceskatingintnl.com/archive/results_worlds/world00p.htm | title = 2000 World Championships – Pairs | publisher = Ice Skating International | access-date = 6 June 2010 | archive-date = 14 November 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111114140356/http://www.iceskatingintnl.com/archive/results_worlds/world00p.htm | url-status = dead }}</ref> The pair missed the World Championships that year as a result of the disqualification.
* Romanian gymnast [[Andreea Răducan]] was stripped of her gold medal at the [[2000 Summer Olympic Games]] after testing positive. She took two pills given to her by the team coach for a cold. Although she was stripped of the overall gold medal, she kept her other medals, and, unlike in most other doping cases, was not banned from competing again; only the team doctor was banned for a number of years. [[Ion Țiriac]], the president of the Romanian Olympic Committee, resigned over the scandal.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://assets.espn.go.com/oly/summer00/news/2000/0925/776388.html |title=Summer Olympics 2000 Raducan tests positive for stimulant |publisher=[[ESPN]] |date=26 September 2000 |access-date=6 May 2012 |archive-date=2 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002111033/http://assets.espn.go.com/oly/summer00/news/2000/0925/776388.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.intlgymnast.com/news2000/oct3.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010715112418/http://www.intlgymnast.com/news2000/oct3.html |archive-date=15 July 2001 |title=Amanar Tops Romanian Money List |publisher=International Gymnast Magazine Online |date=15 October 2000 |access-date=6 May 2012}}</ref>
* In the [[2010 Winter Olympic Games]], the IOC issued a reprimand against the Slovak [[ice hockey]] player [[Lubomir Visnovsky]] for usage of pseudoephedrine.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.olympic.org/news/ioc-issues-a-reprimand-against-slovakian-ice-hockey-player-lubomir-visnovsky/77600 |title=IOC issues a reprimand against Slovakian ice hockey player |access-date=24 February 2014 |archive-date=8 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140308181150/http://www.olympic.org/news/ioc-issues-a-reprimand-against-slovakian-ice-hockey-player-lubomir-visnovsky/77600 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* In the [[2014 Winter Olympic Games]] [[Sweden men's national ice hockey team|Team Sweden]] and [[Washington Capitals]] ice hockey player [[Nicklas Bäckström]] was prevented from playing in the final for usage of pseudoephedrine. Bäckström claimed he was using it as allergy medication.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=444510 |title=Sweden's Bäckström tests positive for banned substance |access-date=24 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140227072846/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=444510 |archive-date=27 February 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In March 2014, the IOC Disciplinary Commission decided that Bäckström would be awarded the silver medal.<ref name="IOC">{{cite web | url=http://www.olympic.org/news/ioc-decision-swedish-ice-hockey-player-nicklas-backstrom-to-receive-sochi-silver-medal/227378 | title=IOC Decision – Swedish ice hockey player Nicklas Backstrom to receive Sochi silver medal. | work=IOC | date=14 March 2014 | access-date=14 March 2014 | archive-date=15 March 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140315224712/http://www.olympic.org/news/ioc-decision-swedish-ice-hockey-player-nicklas-backstrom-to-receive-sochi-silver-medal/227378 | url-status=live }}</ref> In January 2015 Bäckström, the IOC, WADA and the [[International Ice Hockey Federation|IIHF]] agreed to a settlement in which he accepted a reprimand but was cleared of attempting to enhance his performance.<ref name="Washington Post">{{cite news | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capitals-insider/wp/2015/01/15/nicklas-backstroms-olympic-doping-appeal-resolved-with-reprimand/ | title=Nicklas Backstrom's Olympic doping appeal resolved with reprimand | newspaper=The Washington Post | date=15 January 2015 | access-date=18 January 2015 | vauthors=Prewitt A | archive-date=17 January 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150117170505/http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capitals-insider/wp/2015/01/15/nicklas-backstroms-olympic-doping-appeal-resolved-with-reprimand/ | url-status=live }}</ref>