Checked 2026-11-10. Independent clinical review has not been completed. WADAFUK is independent of WADA and does not provide medical advice or an individual anti-doping determination.
Prohibited at all times
2026 S4.1: prohibited at all times. Specified. [1]
S4.1 · 2026 rules apply from 1 January 2026. Any 2027 material below concerns future rules from 1 January 2027; it is not current clearance.
Pharmacology
NCI describes aminoglutethimide as a synthetic glutethimide derivative that inhibits adrenal steroid synthesis and peripheral conversion of androgen precursors to estrogens. It was originally used as an anticonvulsant. [2]
- A drug dictionary supports this mechanism description but is not a current prescribing label.
What remains uncertain
- Current therapeutic indications, formulation, availability and an original product-specific warning label were not verified. Detailed clinical claims from the draft have been omitted.
Check the sources.
These are concise editorial paraphrases of selected sources, not a systematic review or a reproduction of source tables. Access depth is shown for each reference; an abstract-only check cannot resolve details found only in a full paper.
- WADA 2026 Prohibited List ↗Accessed 2026-11-10 · Relevant official full-text sections opened
Printed pp. 3, 9–12: introduction, S3, S4 and S5 as applicable
- NCI aminoglutethimide dictionary ↗Accessed 2026-11-10 · Relevant document text opened
Relevant cited sections
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