Olympic Hopeful Sues Cooper Concepts over Multivitamin with Banned Substance

Olympic Hopeful Sues Cooper Concepts over Multivitamin with Banned Substance: Former University of Texas All-American swimmer Madisyn Cox is suing a company connected to Cooper Clinic after a banned substance was found in her system, resulting in her suspension by the Olympic affiliate for water sports, Dallas Morning News reports. Cox says the multi-vitamin contained trimetazidine, a banned substance that is not approved for sale in the U.S. by the Food and Drug Administration, DMN reports. A lab accredited by the World Anti-Doping Agency found the substance in the vitamin she was taking. Though she was cleared to swim in 2018, Cox says the damage was done in the two year ban, as the world-class swimmer was unable to participate in olympic qualifying competitions or obtain sponsorships, DMN reports. Cooper Concepts Inc., part of the business operations of Cooper Clinic, stopped using the manufacturer for the vitamin when they found out about the substance. 'We carefully formulated the ingredients to be included in our products and we relied on our manufacturer