Due to the recent positive cases involving Methylhexaneamine found in Hong Kong athletes, HKADC again strongly urge athletes to check any supplements they may be using as to whether these products may contain the Prohibited Substance Methylhexaneamine. Methylhexaneamine is classified as a stimulant on the WADA 2012 Prohibited List and is prohibited in-competition.
Methylhexaneamine is commonly labeled under different names and for example could be found labeled as “1,3-dimethylamylamine” in the supplement “Jack 3d”. Various names of Methylhexaneamine include:
| thylhexanamine | Geranamine | 2-hexanamine,4-methyl-(9CI) |
| 1,3-dimethylamylamine | Geranium oil, extract | 1,3-dimethylpentylamine |
| dimethylamylamine (DMAA) | dimethylpentylamine | Pentylamine |
| Forthan | 4-methyl-2-hexanamine | Forthane |
| 4-methylhexan-2-amine | 4-methyl-2-hexylamine | Floradrene |
| 2-amino-4-methylhexane | 1,3-dimethylamylamineforthane | dimethyhexaneamine |
| 2-hexanamine,4-methyl-C7H17N |
Under the principle of strict liability, athletes are responsible for any substance found in their body. Therefore, athletes using supplements do so at their own risk and must exercise the utmost caution in checking the contents of supplements.
For more information, please revisit the articles on Methylhexaneamine on HKADC website and the 10th issue TrueSelf (Case study on page 3)