Can I take Dexamphetamine to France?
Official guidance indicates France restricts how much Dexamphetamine (dexamfetamine, sold as Dexedrine) you can bring and the paperwork required. Check the limits before you travel.
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The rules for Dexamphetamine (dexamfetamine, sold as Dexedrine)
France classes amfetamine and dexamfetamine as stupéfiants (ANSM list, Annexe III). Carry them yourself with the original prescription, up to the treatment length on the prescription and no more than 28 days. No French attestation is needed to bring them in. Adderall is not marketed in France.
Maximum supply: 28 days (The treatment length on the prescription, and no more than 28 days (maximum prescription length for stupéfiants, Public Health Code article R5132-30).)
What to do
- original, valid prescription (not a copy), to show customs on request
- Schengen Article 75 certificate (for Schengen residents)
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 Dexamphetamine and France over, so you only add the rest.
Add my other stopsThe 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 France page or the embassy before you travel.