Travel with prescription medicine containing Narcotic Drugs/Psychotropic substances into/out of Thailand.
Step by Step Guide (Narcotic)
- Check if your medicine has any substance on the list. You can only bring medication for a maximum of 90 days use and it has to be in its original package.
- You can only travel with medicine in Category 2. If your medicine is in the other category, you cannot travel with it. There is no exemption.
- If your medicine is in Category 2. You must apply for permission to travel with it to Thailand. It has to be submitted at least 14 days before your arrival. If it is less than 14 days, you cannot travel with it. There is no exemption. (Click here for application form and information)
- Upon arriving in Thailand, you must declare your medication at customs red exit.
Step by Step Guide (Psychotropic)
- Check if your medicine has any substance on the list. You can only bring medication for a maximum of 30 days use and it has to be in its original package.
- If your medicine is in Category 1, you cannot travel with it. There is no exemption.
- You can only travel with medicine in Category 2, 3 and 4. But you need to have a certificate/medical prescription from the prescribing physician that indicates:
the name and address of the patient;
the identified medical condition;
the name of the medications and the reason that those medications were prescribed for the patient's treatment;
the posology and total amount of medications prescribed; and
the name, address, and license number of the prescribing physician
- Upon arriving in Thailand, you do not need to declare your medicine at customs.
- If the prescription medicine not listed as controlled drugs. The medications are likely classified as medication preparations according to the Drug Act B.E. 2510. A patient under treatment who requires medications in that category is allowed to bring for personal use such medications in a quantity not exceeding 30 days of prescribed usage. The medications must be in their original containers with proper labels, accompanied by a letter or prescription for the doctor. However, such medications fall under the responsibility of the Bureau of Drug Control, Thai FDA. You can consult that office directly by sending an email to the Director of the Bureau of Drug Control: [email protected] Please also send a cc copy of that email to [email protected]
Useful link: Nacotics Control Division, Food and Drug Administration, Ministry of Public Health
