IFSS 2020-12-09/HN

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 1 January 2021 a new Prohibited List will come 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, we refer you to WADA (pdf) 

The new WADA 2021 Prohibited List is available here (pdf).