Confirming reports from earlier in the week, WWE formally confirmed that the muscle relaxer carisoprodol, known via the trade name Soma, has been banned under the company’s wellness policy.
The ban, what the Wrestling Observer called a response to issues that took place over the weekend, treats all use of the drug as prohibited, non-medical use–not even a doctor’s prescription is enough to exempt a WWE roster member from the policy.
The amendment reads, “Muscle Relaxers…The non-medical use of drugs belonging to this class, including, but not limited to, carisoprodol (Trade name Soma® and others) and meprobamate (Trade name Miltown®, Meprospan® and others) is prohibited. The “non-medical use” of drugs belonging to this class is prohibited. Regardless of whether there is a prescription, the use of muscle relaxers known under the generic name carisoprodol (Trade Name Soma ® and others) and/or meprobamate (Trade name Miltown® and others) will be considered a non-medical use for purposes of this Policy and is prohibited.”
WWE clarifies non-medical use as, “(A) prescriptions obtained over the internet and/or from suppliers of prescription drugs from the internet; and/or (B) prescriptions for drugs prohibited by this Policy that are more than 60 days old or prescribed more than 60 days prior to the time a WWE Talent is tested under this Policy; and/or (C) prescriptions for the use of the muscle relaxers known under the generic names carisoprodol (Trade name Soma® and others) and/or meprobamate (Trade name Miltown® and others) regardless of the prescription date.”
