Both in the abled Olympics we’ve just celebrated in Beijing and the Para-Olympics to come, the basic rules are laid down by the organizing committees and enforced through the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). Other than that, topical corticosteroids are used for treating skin conditions. For this and the relief of joint pain and other diseases causing inflammations, Prednisone is the most common medication, but athletes must get a full Therapeutic Use Exemption before using it.
There are myths that using steroids enhances performance. Most health experts agree that these drug simply allow the body to resume functioning normally. So asthma sufferers are able to breathe. Inflamed joints are able to move more smoothly again. And so on. So you can reach for Prednisone knowing it’s approved as the standard treatment by elite athletes. To get to the Olympics yourself, all you have to do is to become one of those elite athletes. No problem!