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Prohibited categories relevant to peptides
The WADA Prohibited List includes peptide hormones, growth factors, related substances, and mimetics — a category broad enough to cover growth hormone secretagogues, GHRH analogues, and tissue-repair peptides.
Substances with no approved human use are explicitly covered by the list's catch-all provisions for non-approved substances.
- Growth hormone secretagogues and GHRH analogues: prohibited at all times.
- Growth factors affecting tissue regeneration: prohibited at all times.
- Non-approved substances: prohibited under the list's general clause.
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Practical consequences
Contaminated or mislabelled products are a documented cause of adverse findings. Athletes bear strict liability for what is found in a sample, regardless of intent or product labelling.
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