Can I take Dexamphetamine to Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea's official guidance indicates you need advance approval (a permit) before arriving with Dexamphetamine (dexamfetamine, sold as Dexedrine). Review the requirements and apply in good time.
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The rules for Dexamphetamine (dexamfetamine, sold as Dexedrine)
Amphetamine and dexamfetamine are dangerous drugs under Schedule 1 of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952. Import is prohibited except under a licence from the Minister for Health (section 5), which is designed for practitioners and pharmacists; a traveller would have to apply as a fit and proper person. Without it the medicine may be seized. No form or processing time is published. Declare it on arrival.
What to do
- import licence from the Minister for Health (Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, section 5)
- prescription
- doctor's letter outlining condition and medicine
- medication in original containers
- declaration on arrival
Confirm this yourself: We could not find strong recent official guidance for Papua New Guinea. Contact Papua New Guinea Customs Service; Department of Health (Minister for Health) or Papua New Guinea's embassy directly before you travel.
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 Papua New Guinea 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 (permit or advance approval required) and is not legal or medical advice. Rules change and enforcement varies, so confirm with the official links on the Papua New Guinea page or the embassy before you travel.