The NCAA list of banned-drug classes is subject to change by the NCAA Executive Committee. Contact NCAA education services or www.ncaa.org/health-safety for the current list.

The term “related compounds” comprises substances that are included in the class by their pharmacological action and/or chemical structure. No substance belonging to the prohibited class may be used, regardless of whether it is specifically listed as an example. Many nutritional/dietary supplements contain NCAA banned substances. In addition, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) does not strictly regulate the supplement industry; therefore purity and safety of nutritional dietary supplements cannot be guaranteed. Impure supplements may lead to a positive NCAA drug test. The use of supplements is at the student-athlete’s own risk. Student-athletes should contact their institution’s team physician or athletic trainer for further information.

Banned Drugs

The following is a list of banned-drug classes, with examples of substances under each class:

(a) Stimulants: methylenedioxymethamphetamine
amiphenazole (MDMA, ecstasy)
amphetamine methylphenidate
bemigride nikethamide
benzphetamine octopamine
bromantan pemoline
caffeine1 (guarana) pentetrazol
chlorphentermine phendimetrazine
cocaine phenmetrazine
cropropamide phentermine
crothetamide phenylpropanolamine (ppa)
diethylpropion picrotoxine
dimethylamphetamine pipradol
doxapram prolintane
ephedrine (ephedra, strychnine
ma huang) synephrine (citrus aurantium,
ethamivan zhi shi, bitter orange)
ethylamphetamine and related compounds.
fencamfamine

The following stimulants are not meclofenoxate banned:
methamphetamine phenylephrine
pseudoephedrine

(b) Anabolic Agents:
anabolic steroids
androstenediol methyltestosterone
androstenedione nandrolone
boldenone norandrostenediol
clostebol norandrostenedione
dehydrochlormethyl- norethandrolone
testosterone oxandrolone
dehydroepiandro- oxymesterone
sterone (DHEA) oxymetholone
dihydrotestosterone stanozolol
(DHT) testosterone2
dromostanolone tetrahydrogestrinone (THG)
epitrenbolone trenbolone
fluoxymesterone and related compounds
gestrinone
mesterolone other anabolic agents
methandienone clenbuterol

(c) Substances Banned for Specific Sports:
Rifle:
alcohol pindolol
atenolol propranolol
metoprolol timolol
nadolol and related compounds

(d) Diuretics and other Urine Manipulators:
acetazolamide hydrochlorothiazide
bendroflumethiazide hydroflumethiazide
benzhiazide methyclothiazide
bumetanide metolazone
chlorothiazide polythiazide
chlorthalidone probenecid
ethacrynic acid spironolactone (canrenone)
finasteride probenecid
flumethiazide triamterene
furosemide trichlormethiazide
and related compounds

(e) Street Drugs:
heroin tetrahydrocannabinol
marijuana3 (THC)3

(f) Peptide Hormones and Analogues:
corticotrophin (ACTH)
growth hormone (hGH, somatotrophin)
human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG)
insulin like growth factor (IGF-1)
luteinizing hormone (LH)
(all the respective releasing factors of the abovementioned substances also are banned.)
erythropoietin (EPO) sermorelin
darbepoetin

(g) Anti-Estrogens
anastrozole
clomiphene
tamoxifen
and related compounds

(h) Definitions of positive depends on the following:
1for caffeine—if the concentration in urine exceeds 15 micrograms/ml.
2 for testosterone – an adverse analytical finding (positive result) based on any reliable analytical method (e.g., IRMS, GCMS, CIR) which shows that the testosterone is of exogenous origin, or if the ratio of the total concentration of testosterone to that of epitestosterone in the urine is greater than 6:1, unless there is evidence that this ratio is due to a physiological or pathological condition.
3for marijuana and THC—if the concentration in the urine of THC metabolite exceeds 15 nanograms/ml.

Copyright, National Collegiate Athletic Association, 2007

 
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