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Can I take Vyvanse to Saudi Arabia?

Saudi Arabia's official guidance indicates you need advance approval (a permit) before arriving with Vyvanse (lisdexamfetamine). Review the requirements and apply in good time.

Permit or advance approval required

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The rules for Vyvanse (lisdexamfetamine)

Allowed with advance approval from the Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA), applied for online through its Controlled Drugs System before you travel. Saudi Arabia lists lisdexamfetamine as a locally controlled psychotropic medicine. Two official figures apply and no official text says which prevails. SFDA's Procedures and Controls for narcotic and psychotropic medicines (article 6) and Saudi Arabia's entry in the INCB travellers' table allow 30 days' supply or the length of your stay, whichever is shorter. SFDA's 2025 clearance conditions (section 1.10) allow locally controlled medicines, the category lisdexamfetamine is listed in, 3 months or the length of your stay, whichever is shorter. We show the lower figure, 30 days. Your SFDA approval states the quantity cleared, and anything above the approved amount can be refused and destroyed.

Maximum supply: 30 days (30 days' supply or the length of your stay, whichever is shorter. This is the lower figure. Two official figures apply and no official text says which prevails. SFDA's Procedures and Controls for narcotic and psychotropic medicines (article 6) and Saudi Arabia's entry in the INCB travellers' table allow 30 days' supply or the length of your stay, whichever is shorter. SFDA's 2025 clearance conditions (section 1.10) allow locally controlled medicines, the category lisdexamfetamine is listed in, 3 months or the length of your stay, whichever is shorter. Your SFDA approval states the quantity cleared.)

What to do

  1. valid prescription
  2. detailed medical report approved by the treating institution (issued within the last 6 months)
  3. pre-approval / clearance permit via the SFDA Controlled Drugs System (CDS) before arrival
  4. declaration of the controlled medicine at customs

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 Saudi Arabia over, so you only add the rest.

Add my other stops

The 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 (permit or advance approval required) and is not legal or medical advice. Rules change and enforcement varies, so confirm with the official links on the Saudi Arabia page or the embassy before you travel.