In determining whether a drug contains prohibited substances, in addition to mechanical checks using drug codes and other methods, pharmacists with sports pharmacist qualifications make judgments based on the "International Standard for Prohibited Lists" issued by WADA, while referring to "GlobalDRO" and the "Anti-Doping Guidebook for Pharmacists" published by the Japan Pharmaceutical Association.

We mechanically extract cases where the same ingredient may or may not be registered as a prohibited substance, and even if an ingredient is already registered in the anti-doping database, we verify its validity each time a new product is released.

If there are any drugs or ingredients not listed in the international standards for prohibited items or reference materials, the sports pharmacist will make a determination based on the information in the package insert, such as the composition and properties section or the pharmacological effects section.

Furthermore, even experts sometimes struggle to determine the presence or absence of prohibited substances when there is limited reference material for certain ingredients, or when an ingredient is open to various interpretations.
In such cases, a decision is made after consultation among up to 12 pharmacists (sports pharmacists).

At dinx, we strive to display more accurate search results by adding human checks by sports pharmacists in addition to automated verification.