Know Your Medicine

• National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) has developed the Know Your Medicine web and mobile application with an aim to create a clean sporting environment in India.
• Paving the path for clean sport, the application will enable the sports ecosystem to:
  • Check if any prohibited substance is present in medicines.
  • Make informed choices about use of medicines.
• Available in Hindi and English, the users can search by image and text options and search by medicines and ingredient options.

About NADA

• The National Anti-Doping Agency was set up as a registered society under the Societies Registration Act of 1860 on 24th November, 2005 with a mandate for Dope free sports in India.
• It is under the purview of Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.
• The primary objectives are to implement anti-doping rules as per WADA (World Anti-Doping Agency) code, regulate dope control programme, to promote education and research and creating awareness about doping and its ill effects.