According to the JDA, Cano had an opportunity to explain the presence of a masking agent. The policy also reads: “The presence of a Diuretic or Masking Agent in a Player’s urine specimen shall be treated as a positive test result if the [Independent Program Administrator] determines that the Player intended to avoid detection of his use of another Prohibited Substance.”
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> Furosemide is considered a masking agent.
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> According to the JDA, Cano had an opportunity to explain the presence of a masking agent. The policy also reads: “The presence of a Diuretic or Masking Agent in a Player’s urine specimen shall be treated as a positive test result if the [Independent Program Administrator] determines that the Player intended to avoid detection of his use of another Prohibited Substance.”
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