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Aminoglutethimide.

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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.

REGULATORY SUMMARY2026 LIST

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.

EVIDENCE / 01

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]

Limits of this evidence
  • 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.
TRACEABILITY

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  1. 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

  2. NCI aminoglutethimide dictionary ↗Accessed 2026-11-10 · Relevant document text opened

    Relevant cited sections

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