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Can I take Concerta to United Kingdom?

Official guidance indicates United Kingdom restricts how much Concerta (methylphenidate) you can bring and the paperwork required. Check the limits before you travel.

Restricted: limits on quantity and paperwork

Last checked 17 Jul 2026High confidenceHow we rate a record

The rules for Concerta (methylphenidate (extended release))

Class B, Schedule 2. Visitors can bring up to 3 months' supply without a licence if the medicine was lawfully prescribed and dispensed to them in the country where they live. This is Home Office policy, not an exemption written into the law. The medicine must be carried on you or in your hand luggage. More than 3 months' supply will be taken away at the border. Carry a letter from your prescriber. GOV.UK says the letter must include your name, the dates you are travelling to or from the UK, a list of your medicine with how much you have, the doses and the strength, and the signature of the person who prescribed it. The Home Office also asks for the dosing frequency and the prescriber's professional registration details, and says it must be clear from the letter or prescription that you are not carrying more than 3 months' supply.

Maximum supply: 90 days (Up to 3 months' supply under Home Office policy, carried on you or in your hand luggage with a letter from your prescriber. More than 3 months' supply will be taken away at the border.)

What to do

  1. letter from your prescriber (your name, travel dates, list of medicine with quantities, doses and strength, prescriber's signature)

Travelling to more than one country?

Check your whole itinerary at once: every stop, every layover, and what to do by when. We'll carry Concerta and United Kingdom over, so you only add the rest.

Add my other stops

The check is free. The trip pack that turns it into paperwork is A$59, once. It does not renew.

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This page summarises publicly available government information (restricted: limits on quantity and paperwork) and is not legal or medical advice. Rules change and enforcement varies, so confirm with the official links on the United Kingdom page or the embassy before you travel.