WADA 2011 Prohibited List

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) new 2011 Prohibited List comes into effect on 1 January 2011. [Download the list here]

The Prohibited List is reviewed and updated each year, so it’s extremely important that you are aware of the changes and how they might affect you. To make it even easier to check if a substance is on the prohibited list – WADA have gone mobile with a new Free iPhone application released which incorporates all the 2011 updates. More detailed information about these changes on the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) website and on the WADA website. The ASADA have started an excellent online education resource to help athletes and support personnel learn more about Anti-Doping strategies

Some of the major changes to the Prohibited List for 2011 are:

• a modification to the classification of methylhexaneamine
• removal of the obligation for athletes to file a Declaration of Use for specific substances that are not prohibited
• the removal of platelet-derived preparations (commonly referred to as PRP)
• the addition of a new section on “non-approved substances”
• continuation of monitoring of the use of caffeine in sport

You can check the status of a substance or any Australian medication at any time by referring to the Check Your Substances tool on the ASADA website. This tool has been updated to reflect the 2011 changes on 22 December 2010.

For a substance or method to be prohibited, it must meet two of the following three conditions:

• The substance or method has the potential to enhance, or does enhance performance in sport.
• The substance or method has the potential to risk the athlete’s health.
• The substance or method is deemed to violate the spirit of sport.

The Prohibited List is an International Standard and is updated annually by WADA following a consultation process that takes into account views from WADA’s List Expert Group and stakeholders.

Every athlete is responsible for the substances that enter their body. Athletes are also responsible for any method they undertake. ASADA takes its list of prohibited substances and methods from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).

ASADA can help athletes and their support personnel check substances they may have to take, as well as find out more about banned substances and methods

Please note that Check Your Substances is unable to search for supplements or supplement ingredients. This is because the contents of supplements can vary from batch to batch and may intentionally or unintentionally contain prohibited substances.