The history of WADA’s prohibited list
Last September 19, 2009, the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA) Executive Committee approved its new list of banned substances in 2010.
In 1963, the prohibited list was first published. It was under the leadership of the International Olympic Committee. However, in 2004, the preparation and publication of the list was transferred to WADA.
The prohibited list was made to conform to the International Standards. It is used to identify prohibited substances and methods in sports during in-competition and out-competition.
Substances are divided into different categories depending on their effects and chemical components.
A sub-group composed of a panel of scientists made the recommendations on the contents and revisions to the Prohibited List.
Cold medicines containing the substance “pseudoephedrine” was prohibited in sport until 2003. According to WADA’s classifications, cold medicines such as Sudafed should be under the Monitoring Program, and it continuously joined the list of monitored substances from 2004 onwards.
These substances under the Monitoring Program are not necessarily prohibited in sport, but they are monitored by anti-doping laboratories in order to identify patterns of misuse in sport.
Based on the results of the Monitoring Program, pseudoephedrine will be prohibited in doses exceeding 150 micrograms per milliliter.
From The Examiner:
It is particularly worthy to note the banning of Pseudoephedrine, which is commonly used as a nasal decongestant for those suffering from colds or allergies. According to Wikipedia, “Sudafed is a trademark for a common brand which contains pseudoephedrine hydrochloride, though Sudafed PE does not.”
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