WADA Prohibited Substance List

We would like to inform you that the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) publishes the 2025 List of Prohibited Substances and Methods (List), which was approved by WADA’s Executive Committee (ExCo) during its meeting on 12 September 2024 and enters into force on 1 January 2025. 

They also published: 

• the 2025 Summary of Major Modifications and Explanatory Notes as compared to the 2024 List; and 
• the 2025 Monitoring Program, which includes substances that are not on the List, but that WADA wishes to monitor in order to detect potential patterns of misuse in sport.  

The List is one of the eight International Standards that are mandatory for all Signatories of the World Anti-Doping Code (Code). It designates which substances and methods are prohibited both in- and out-of-competition and which substances are banned in particular sports. 

Major modifications for 2025 

As outlined in the 2025 Summary of Major Modifications and Explanatory Notes, the major modifications for 2025 include the following:   

• Further examples were added to the following substance classes to help athletes and their entourage better identify prohibited substances: 
  • S0. Non-approved substances,  
  • S4. Hormone and metabolic modulators,  
  • S5. Diuretics and masking agents, and  
  • S6. Stimulants.   
• The dosing intervals of formoterol have been changed, though the maximum daily delivered dose remains the same. 
• Donation of blood and blood components including by apheresis are no longer prohibited if performed in an accredited collection center. 
• Hydrafinil is now classified as a non-specified stimulant. 
• It is clarified that guanfacine is not a prohibited substance. 
• Beta-blockers are no longer prohibited in any skiing and snowboarding disciplines.

Please do not hesitate to see further details to FAI Anti-Doping Programme or (https://www.fai.org/anti-doping)