Can I take Dexamphetamine to United Kingdom?
Official guidance indicates Dexamphetamine can usually be brought into United Kingdom with a valid prescription and the right documents. Confirm the current requirements before you travel.
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The rules for Dexamphetamine (dexamfetamine)
Amphetamine = Class B / Schedule 2 (not Schedule 1). Up to 3 months' supply may be brought in with a prescription plus a clinician's letter of proof (patient name, travel dates, medicines/amounts/doses/strength, prescriber signature); carry in hand luggage. Beyond 3 months, a personal import licence is only granted in exceptional circumstances.
Maximum supply: 90 days (Up to 3 months' supply with prescription + clinician's letter of proof; import licence needed beyond 3 months (exceptional circumstances))
What to do
- valid prescription (copy)
- letter from clinician (patient name, travel dates, list of medicines with quantities/doses/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 Dexamphetamine and United Kingdom over, so you only add the rest.
Add my other stopsThe check is free. The trip pack that turns it into paperwork is A$19, once. It does not renew.
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This page summarises publicly available government information (allowed with a prescription) 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.