Can I take Dexamphetamine to Vietnam?
According to Provincial or municipal Department of Health at your point of entry. The national regulator is the Drug Administration of Vietnam, Ministry of Health., Dexamphetamine (dexamfetamine, sold as Dexedrine) may not be permitted in Vietnam, even with a prescription. We have not been able to confirm this against a current national source, so do not travel with it until you have checked directly.
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The rules for Dexamphetamine (dexamfetamine, sold as Dexedrine)
Banned. Dexamfetamine and the amphetamine salts in Adderall are on Vietnam's list of medicines prohibited from import (Decree 163/2025, Art 82(13), Appendix V rows 20 and 49). The rules for medicine in a traveller's own luggage give no exception. Do not bring Dexedrine or Adderall into Vietnam.
Confirm this yourself: We could not verify this ban against a current national government source, so treat it as a ban until you have confirmed it. Ask Provincial or municipal Department of Health at your point of entry. The national regulator is the Drug Administration of Vietnam, Ministry of Health. or Vietnam's embassy in writing before you book, and keep their reply with your travel documents.
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 Vietnam 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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Dexamphetamine in other countries
This page summarises publicly available government information (some or all stimulants banned) and is not legal or medical advice. Rules change and enforcement varies, so confirm with the official links on the Vietnam page or the embassy before you travel.