Can I take Dexamphetamine to United States of America?
Official guidance indicates Dexamphetamine (dexamfetamine, sold as Dexedrine) can usually be brought into United States of America with a valid prescription and the right documents. Confirm the current requirements before you travel.
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The rules for Dexamphetamine (dexamfetamine, sold as Dexedrine)
Schedule II controlled substance. Legal for a visitor with medicine lawfully obtained for personal use, in its original dispensed container, declared to a CBP officer on arrival (21 CFR 1301.26). The 50-dosage-unit cap applies only to US residents. CBP's rule of thumb for visitors is no more than a 90-day supply.
What to do
- valid prescription
- presentation of original prescription at customs
- medication in its original container as originally dispensed
- declaration to a CBP officer on arrival
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 States of America 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 (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 States of America page or the embassy before you travel.