NCAA Banned Drug Classes (2004-2005)

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 pharmaceutical 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.

Bylaw 31.2.3.1 Banned Drugs

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

• chorionic gonadotrophin (HCG- human chorionic gonadotrophin)
• corticotrophin (ACTH)
• growth hormone (HGH), somatotrophin)

All the respective factors of the above-mentioned substances are also banned.

• Erythropoietin (EPO)
• sermorelin

For caffeine-if the concentration in urine exceeds 15 micrograms/ml.

For testerone- if the administration of testosterone or use of any other manipulation has the result of increasing the ratio of the total concentration of testosterone to that of epitestosterone in the urine to greater that 6:1, unless there is evidence that this ratio is due to a physiological or pathological condition.

For marijuana and THC-if the concentration in the urine of THC metabolite exceeds 15 nanograms/ml.