Others suggest that the information about what to take and not to take is readily available and there sould be little excuse for testing positive.
Asthma medications bring things to another level.
To me, this smacks of the same crap that we hear people spout all the time - It's not fair that someone has a physical advantage over me, so let's level the playing field. Hey, if you have asthma or you are very susceptible to colds, you are at a disadvantage just as if you had the wrong muscle composition for your event or you were a 4 foot tall high jumper. I know this is not a very sensitive way to look at things, but true competition is not very sensitive - that's one reason it is so great. There are a number of ailments that require taking steroids for the rest of your life. That's not to say that the athletes who think avoiding stimulants in over the counter medications is tricky are totally off-base.