List of banned substances in baseball


Major League Baseball's drug policy prohibits players from using, possessing, selling, facilitating the sale of, distributing, or facilitating the distribution of any Drug of Abuse and/or Steroid. Any and all drugs or substances listed under Schedule II of the Controlled Substances Act are considered drugs of abuse covered by the Program. Players who require prescription medication can still use it with a "Therapeutic Use Exemption" granted by the MLB.

List of banned substances (not exhaustive)

Drugs of abuse

  1. Natural cannabinoids - Not anymore
  2. Synthetic THC and cannabimimetics
  3. Cocaine
  4. LSD
  5. Opiates
  6. MDMA
  7. GHB
  8. Phencyclidine

    Steroids

  9. Androstadienedione
  10. Androstanediol
  11. Androstanedione
  12. Androstatrienedione
  13. Androstenediol
  14. Androstenedione
  15. Androstenetrione
  16. Bolandiol
  17. Bolasterone
  18. Boldenone
  19. Boldione
  20. Calusterone
  21. Clenbuterol
  22. Clostebol
  23. Danazol
  24. Dehydrochloromethyltestosterone
  25. Desoxy-methyltestosterone
  26. Δ1-Dihydrotestosterone
  27. 4-Dihydrotestosterone
  28. Drostanolone
  29. Epi-dihydrotestosterone
  30. Epitestosterone
  31. Ethylestrenol
  32. Androstidie
  33. Fluoxymesterone
  34. Formebolone
  35. Furazabol
  36. 13α-Ethyl-17a-hydroxygon-4-en-3-one
  37. Gestrinone
  38. 4-Hydroxytestosterone
  39. 4-Hydroxy-19-nortestosterone
  40. Mestanolone
  41. Mesterolone
  42. Methandienone
  43. Methandriol
  44. Methasterone
  45. Methenolone
  46. Methyldienolone
  47. Methylnortestosterone
  48. Methyltestosterone
  49. Methyltrienolone
  50. Mibolerone
  51. 17α-Methyl-Δ1-dihydrotestosterone
  52. Nandrolone
  53. Norandrostenediol
  54. Norandrostenedione
  55. Norbolethone
  56. Norclostebol
  57. Norethandrolone
  58. Oxabolone
  59. Oxandrolone
  60. Oxymesterone
  61. Oxymetholone
  62. Prostanozol
  63. Quinbolone
  64. Selective androgen receptor modulators
  65. Stanozolol
  66. Stenbolone
  67. Testosterone
  68. Tetrahydrogestrinone
  69. Tibolone
  70. Trenbolone
  71. Zeranol
  72. Zilpaterol
  73. Any salt, ester or ether of a drug or substance listed above
  74. Human growth hormone
  75. Insulin-like growth factor, including all isomers of IGF-1
  76. Gonadotrophins
  77. Aromatase inhibitors, including anastrozole, letrozole, aminoglutethimide, exemestane, formestane, and testolactone
  78. Selective estrogen receptor modulators, including raloxifen, tamoxifen, and toremifen
  79. Other Anti-estrogens, including clomiphene, cyclofenil, and fulvestrant

    Stimulants

  80. Adrafinil
  81. Amfepramone
  82. Amiphenazole
  83. Amphetamine
  84. Amphetaminil
  85. Armodafinil
  86. Benfluorex
  87. Benzphetamine
  88. Benzylpiperazine
  89. Bromantan
  90. Carphedon
  91. Cathine
  92. Chloroamphetamine
  93. Clobenzorex
  94. Cropropamide
  95. Crotetamide
  96. Dimethylamphetamine
  97. Ephedrine
  98. Etamivan
  99. Ethylamphetamine
  100. Etilefrine
  101. Famprofazone
  102. Fenbutrazate
  103. Fencamfamine
  104. Fenethylline
  105. Fenfluramine
  106. Fenproporex
  107. Furfenorex
  108. Heptaminol
  109. Isometheptene
  110. Meclofenoxate
  111. Mefenorex
  112. Mesocarb
  113. Mephentermine
  114. Methamphetamine
  115. Methylenedioxyamphetamine
  116. Methylephedrine
  117. Methylhexaneamine
  118. Modafinil
  119. Nikethamide
  120. Norfenefrine
  121. Norfenfluramine
  122. Octopamine
  123. Oxilofrine
  124. Pemoline
  125. Pentetrazol
  126. Phentermine
  127. Phenpromethamine
  128. Prenylamine
  129. Prolintane
  130. Phendimetrazine
  131. Propylhexedrine
  132. Pyrovalerone
  133. Sibutramine
  134. Tuaminoheptane
Prohibited Substances may be added to the list only by the unanimous vote of HPAC, provided that the addition by the federal government of a substance to Schedule I, II, or III will automatically result in that substance being added to the list.