0 the fact of a sportsperson being allowed to take a drug that is not normally allowed in their sport because they suffer from a particular medical condition, or the document that states this:
The player mistakenly assumed his therapeutic use exemption for Salbutamol covered similar medications.
He tested positive for a banned corticosteroid in 1999 but was cleared after producing a therapeutic use exemption.
The TUE clause - Therapeutic Use Exemption - of WADA permits competitors to declare a genuine medical condition and to be granted authority to utilize a treatment.
He said the league "has never granted a therapeutic use exemption for human growth hormone."
Once a Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) has been approved, it is the responsibility of each athlete to renew their TUE upon expiry if necessary.
