In Monday's hearing in front of the Culture, Media and Sport Committee, Team Sky principal Dave Brailsford at last revealed the contents of a package that was delivered to the team at the 2011 Criterium du Dauphine.
Brailsford said: "Doctor Freeman told me that it was Fluimucil that was in the package, a product that is for a nebuliser."
According to earlier testimony by Shane Sutton, the package was destined for Bradley Wiggins.
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What is Fluimucil?
Fluimucil is a mucolytic, a drug that can help break up thick mucus in the lungs, making it easier to expel by coughing. The active ingredient is N-acetylcysteine. The trade name Fluimucil normally refers to the oral version of the drug. The inhaled version meeting Brailsford's description would more likely be known as Mucomyst, made by Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, in the US.
The drug is not on the WADA list of substances prohibited in or out of competition.
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