Can I take Dexamphetamine to Philippines?
Official guidance indicates Philippines 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)
Classified as a 'dangerous drug' under RA 9165. For a supply of 30 days or less: carry the original prescription (trade name, generic name, strength and directions for use) and an original letter from your treating doctor describing your medical condition, keep the medicine in its original, labelled container, and show the documents to Customs on arrival. For more than 30 days' supply, you also need a Certificate of Authorization from your home country's competent authority and a PDEA Certificate of Authorization. Request PDEA authorization in writing at least 30 working days before arrival; PDEA replies within 15 working days.
Maximum supply: 30 days (≤30-day supply with prescription + physician's letter only; beyond 30 days additional PDEA/home-authority certificates required)
What to do
- original prescription showing the trade and generic names, the strength and the directions for use
- original letter from your treating doctor describing your medical condition
- medicine in its original or personalised, properly labelled container
- Certificate of Authorization from a National Competent Authority of home/destination country
- PDEA Authorization (Certificate of PDEA Authorization): required for supplies over 30 days or above INCB thresholds
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 Philippines 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 Philippines page or the embassy before you travel.