PROHIBITED SUBSTANCE & METHOD LIST
Occasionally, athletes may have to take medication that contains a substance or to use method on the Prohibited List, to treat an illness or condition.
It is important to remember that it is the athlete’s responsibility to find out if any medication/method they take, to treat an illness or condition, does contain a substance on the WADA Prohibited List. International Level athletes must apply for a TUE BEFORE taking the medication (except in a medical emergency).
So if an athlete is prescribed a medication, or is undergoing a medical procedure, they must check with their doctor as to whether it involves any substances that are on the Prohibited List.
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If the medication/procedure contains a banned substance, the doctor should assess whether there is an alternative medication or procedure (that does not contain a banned substance) that can be used instead. If there is no suitable alternative medication, a TUE should be applied for.
SUBSTANCES & METHODS PROHIBITED AT ALL TIMES
This means that the substance or method is prohibited at all times (in- and out-of-competition) as defined in the above International Standard Prohibited List.
PROHIBITED SUBSTANCES IN-COMPETITION
In-Competition period shall in principle be the period commencing just before midnight (at 11:59 p.m.) on the day before a Competition in which the Athletes is scheduled to participate until the end of the competition and the Sample collection process.
