Prohibited List 2021 Major Modifications

The Prohibited List is updated annually by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and identifies those substances and methods which are banned, primarily because of their potential to enhance performance in sport or their masking potential.

On January 1, 2021, a new Prohibited List came into effect. The new List includes several news, which are important for athletes, their doctors, other support persons and sport officials to be aware of:

Partly permitted substances

Inhaled VILANTEROL is permitted when a max of 25 micrograms is inhaled over a 24-hour period (Class S3: Beta-2 Agonists).
It is clarified that the exception for dermatological, nasal, or ophthalmic use of imidazol dervatives includes BRIMONIDINE, CLONAZOLIN, FENOXAZOLIN, INDANAZOLINE, NAPHAZOLINE, OXYMETAZOLIN and XYLOMETAZOLINE (Class S6: Stimulants).

Banned substances

A number of new examples of banned substances have been added for clarification:

Doping Class	Substances
(S2) Peptide Hormones, Growth Factors, Related Substances and Mimetics	IOX2
(S3) Beta-2 agonists	ARFORMOTEROL and LEVOSALBUTAMOL
(S9) Glucocorticoids	BECLOMETASONE, CICLESONIDE, FLUCORTOLONE, FLUNISOLIDE and MOMETASON
(P1) Beta-blockers	NEBIVOLOL

Additional changes

Following the 2021 World Anti-Doping Code changes, four substances on the List have been recognized as Substances of Abuse: COCAINE, DIAMORPHINE (heroin), METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE (MDMA), and TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL (THC).
The 2021 Prohibited List is redesigned to improve navigation and usability.

For more detailed information about the changes, CLICK HERE TO GO TO WADA