Can I take Vyvanse to Portugal?
Official guidance indicates Portugal restricts how much Vyvanse you can bring and the paperwork required. Check the limits before you travel.
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The rules for Vyvanse (lisdexamfetamine)
Falls under the same 30-day psychotropic-substance supply cap with a valid prescription per INFARMED's 2024 INCB submission. Note Elvanse (lisdexamfetamine) only received Portuguese reimbursement/authorisation for specific ADHD indications from 2019/2024 onward per INFARMED public evaluation reports, but no official source found treating traveller import differently from the other two groups.
Maximum supply: 30 days (Blanket 30-day supply cap for psychotropic substances (Article 13, Decree-Law 15/93))
What to do
- valid prescription
- Schengen certificate (for Schengen travel). This is issued by your own country of residence and only covers travel between Schengen countries, so if you are flying in from Australia you cannot get one and do not need it.
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 Vyvanse and Portugal 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.
Other medications in Portugal
Vyvanse in other countries
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 Portugal page or the embassy before you travel.