<sod>'''Meldonium''', trade-named as '''Mildronate''', also known as ''mildronāts'', ''{{Not a typo|Quaterine}}'', ''MET-88'', and ''THP'' (for its chemical name, see below) is a limited-market pharmaceutical manufactured primarily by [[Grindeks]] of Latvia and several generic manufacturers. It is distributed in Eastern European countries as an anti-[[ischemia]] medication.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.grindeks.lv/en/for-media/latest-news/Grindeks-meldonium-should-not-be-included-in-the-prohibited-list |title=Grindeks: We Believe that Meldonium Should not be Included in the List of Banned Substances in Sport |publisher=Grindeks|date=9 March 2016|accessdate=9 March 2016}}</ref> Since January 1, 2016, it has been on the [[World Anti-Doping Agency]] (WADA) list of substances banned from use by athletes.<ref name=2016list>{{cite web|url=https://www.wada-ama.org/en/what-we-do/prohibited-list|title=Prohibited List|author=|date=|work=World Anti-Doping Agency|accessdate=9 March 2016}}</ref> However it has been reported that there is little scientific support for its use as an athletic enhancer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/11/opinions/maria-sharapova-banned-drug-vox/index.html|title=Sharapova suspension: Doping agency's unfair game of 'gotcha'?|publisher=CNN|accessdate=March 11, 2016|author=Ford Vox}}</ref> Some athletes are known to have been using it before it was banned.<ref>{{cite news|title=All About Meldonium, the Banned Drug Used by Sharapova|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/09/sports/tennis/what-is-meldonium-maria-sharapova.html?_r=0|accessdate=8 March 2016|agency=Associated Press|publisher=New York Times|date=March 8, 2016}}</ref>Recently,Maria Sharapova is being in controversy with related to that drug.She said that she has been taking Mildronate for the last 10 years. <eod>
<sod>'''Meldonium''', trade-named as '''Mildronate''', also known as ''mildronāts'', ''{{Not a typo|Quaterine}}'', ''MET-88'', and ''THP'' (for its chemical name, see below) is a limited-market pharmaceutical manufactured primarily by [[Grindeks]] of Latvia and several generic manufacturers. It is distributed in Eastern European countries as an anti-[[ischemia]] medication.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.grindeks.lv/en/for-media/latest-news/Grindeks-meldonium-should-not-be-included-in-the-prohibited-list |title=Grindeks: We Believe that Meldonium Should not be Included in the List of Banned Substances in Sport |publisher=Grindeks|date=9 March 2016|accessdate=9 March 2016}}</ref> Since January 1, 2016, it has been on the [[World Anti-Doping Agency]] (WADA) list of substances banned from use by athletes.<ref name=2016list>{{cite web|url=https://www.wada-ama.org/en/what-we-do/prohibited-list|title=Prohibited List|author=|date=|work=World Anti-Doping Agency|accessdate=9 March 2016}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/11/opinions/maria-sharapova-banned-drug-vox/index.html|title=Sharapova suspension: Doping agency's unfair game of 'gotcha'?|publisher=CNN|accessdate=March 11, 2016|author=Ford Vox}}</ref> Some athletes are known to have been using it before it was banned.<ref>{{cite news|title=All About Meldonium, the Banned Drug Used by Sharapova|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/09/sports/tennis/what-is-meldonium-maria-sharapova.html?_r=0|accessdate=8 March 2016|agency=Associated Press|publisher=New York Times|date=March 8, 2016}}</ref>Recently,Maria Sharapova is being in controversy with related to that drug.She said that she has been taking Mildronate for the last 10 years.<eod>