Medications
Athletes must check the status of all medications/product ingredients prior to using them, and ensure that they have filed the necessary paperwork to be in the strictest compliance with doping control rules. Detailed information as to how to check medications, and submit required documentation can be found in the links below.
USADA External Resources and Articles
- 2024 World Anti-Doping (WADA) Prohibited List
- Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE)
- 2024 USADA Clean Sport Handbook
- 2024 Monitoring Program
- 2024 Key Changes to Prohibited List
- Surgery Checklist
- How Athletes Can Safely Use Cold & Flu Products
- What Do Athletes with ADD/ADHD Need to Know About TUEs?
- What Athletes Need to Know About Inhaled Medications: Inhaler
External Resources
USADA Drug Reference Phone Line
The Drug Reference Phone Line will allow you speak to an expert to confirm the status of a medication/substance, or determine if you need a Therapeutic Use Exemption. The contact will provide details on how to initiate the TUE process and what requirements are in place, if a TUE is necessary.
Athlete Advisory: Explanation of Key Changes on 2024 WADA Prohibited List
USADA is a signatory to the World Anti-Doping Code established by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), which means that USADA upholds and enforces WADA rules that govern sport around the world. The WADA Prohibited List is among those rules, as it outlines what substances and methods are prohibited in sport and at what times (at all times, in-competition only, or in certain sports).
WADA conducts an annual review of the List and identifies if substances and methods should be added or removed, as well as if any categories and conditions should be modified or clarified.
WADA recently released the 2024 WADA Prohibited List, which will go into effect on January 1, 2024. The 2024 List includes several changes that athletes should be aware of in case the changes impact their use of substances and treatments. Learn more.