Substances banned in sport
This list of substances are banned in sport and have resulted in anti-doping rule violations.
Banned substances in sport
Athletes who compete in sports governed by a World Anti-Doping Code compliant policy and who take prohibited drugs, medications or substances, face lengthy bans from their respective sport.
This non-exhaustive list includes commonly banned substances in sport which have resulted in positive anti-doping tests, Anti-Doping Rule Violations (ADRVs) and subsequent sanctions.
SUBSTANCES: A - C
- A-diethyl-benzeneethanamine
- A-ethyl-Benzylamine (a-ethyl-Benzenemethamine)
- A-trimethyl-benezeneethanamine
- Amiloride
- Anastrozole and its metabolite OH-Anastrozole
- Andristatrienedione
- Androst-3,5-diene-7,17-dione (arimistane)
- Androstenediol
- Androstenedione
- Androsterone
- Bisdesmethylsibutramine
- Boldenone
- B-methylphenethylamine
- BPC-157
- Cannabis
- Chorionic gonadotrophin
- CJC-1295
- Clenbuterol
- Clomiphene
- Clostebol
- Cocaine
SUBSTANCES: D - F
- D-amfetamine / Dextroamfetamine
- D-methamphetamine
- Dehydrochloromethyltestosterone (DHCMT)
- 4-chloro-17b-hydroxymethyl-17a-methyl-18-nor-5b-androst-1,13-dien-3a-ol (metabolite of dehydrochloromethyltestosterone)
- 4-chloro-17b-hydroxymethyl-17a-methyl-18-nor-androst-4,13-dien-3a-ol (metabolite of dehydrochloromethyltestosterone)
- 4-chloro-18-nor-17β-hydroxymethyl-17α-methyl-5β-androst-13-en-3α-ol (metabolite of dehydrochlormethyltestosterone and methylclostebol)
- Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA)
- Desmethylsibutramine (metabolites of Sibutramine)
- Di-hydroxy LGD-4033 (metabolite of LGD-4033)
- Drostanolone
- Ephedrine
- Erythropoietin (EPO)
- Etiocholanolone
- Exogenous Testosterone
- Fibroblast Growth Factor
- Follistatin
- Furosemide
SUBSTANCES: L - N
- Letrozole
- LGD-4033 (Ligandrol)
- Lisdexamfetamine
- Mechano Growth Factor
- Meldonium
- Mestanolone
- Metandienone (Dianabol)
- Methadone
- Methasterone
- Methylenedioxyamphetamine
- Methylphenidate (and its metabolite ritalinic acid)
- Modafinil
- N-dimethyl-2-phenylpropan-1-amine
- N-methyl-1-phenyl-1-propanamine (a-ethyl-N-methyl-Benzenemethamine)
- N.alpha-diethyl-Benzeneethanamine
- Nandrolone
- Norethandrolone and/or Ethylestrenol
SUBSTANCES: O - R
- Octodrine (2-amino-6-methylheptane)
- Ostarine (Enobosarm)
- Oxandrolone
- Oxilofrine (methylsynephrine)
- Oxycodone
- Oxymetholone
- 2a,17a-dimethyl-5a-androstane-3a,17b-diol (metabolite of oxymetholone)
- 2z,17b-dihydroxymethyl-17a-methyl-18-nor-5a-androst-13-en-3a-oI (metabolite of oxymetholone)
- 2z-hydroxymethyl-17a-methyl-5a-androstan-3a,6b,17b-triol (metabolite of oxymetholone)
- 17a-methyl-5a-androstane-3a,17b-diol (metabolite of oxymetholone)
- 17b-hydroxymethyl-2z,17a-dimethyl-18-nor-5a-a nd rost-13-en-3-one (metabolite of oxymetholone)
- Phenpromethamine
- Phentermine
- RAD-140
How a substance gets on the Prohibited List video
In this short video, Sport Integrity Australia's Chief Science Officer Dr Naomi Speers, explains how a substance makes its way onto the Prohibited List.
Video transcript - how does a substance end up on the Prohibited List [TXT 1.5 KB]