WORLD ANTI-DOPING AGENCY 2025 PROHIBITED LIST

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has published its 2025 List of Prohibited Substances and Methods.

The 2025 Prohibited List has been released by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and will come into effect on 1 January 2025. It is available on the WADA website here.

The Prohibited List identifies which substances and methods are prohibited at all times, in-competition only and within specific sports

All athletes and athlete support personnel should familiarise themselves with the new changes in advance of them coming into effect on 1 January 2025.

UKAD has also published a summary of the major changes on the UKAD website here.

The Major Changes

Inhaled formoterol

The maximum allowed use of inhaled formoterol will be modified in 2025. The total permitted daily dose (54 micrograms over 24 hours) remains unchanged, but athletes will only be able to therapeutically inhale up to 36 micrograms of formoterol over any 12-hour period. A TUE will be required to cover therapeutic use that exceeds these permitted limits.

Removal of apheresis as a prohibited method

The donation of blood or other blood components by all types of apheresis will no longer be prohibited when performed in an accredited collection centre. View the list of accredited Therapeutic Apheresis Units in the UK.

Guanfacine

Guanfacine has been clarified to be a permitted substance within Section 6 Stimulants.

Beta-blockers

Beta-blockers will no longer be prohibited in any ski or snowboard discipline.

Additional examples

Several new examples of prohibited substances have been added to various categories of the List. Please note that these are not new substances being added to the 2025 List for the first time but are additional examples of substances that are already prohibited.

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