BulgariaTravelling with ADHD medication: rules, permits and documents
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Every medication we track can come into Bulgaria on your prescription, up to 30 days' supply, carried in original packaging.
Serious penalties: Bulgaria runs a statutory permit regime: outbound carriage needs a person-specific permit from the Minister of Health, and inbound travellers need a document from the competent authority of the country where the treatment was prescribed (Narcotic Substances and Precursors Control Act, Arts. 58–59).
By medication
Brand names first, generic in brackets. Each line resolves the drug class rule below, plus anything Bulgaria records specifically for that medication.
- Vyvanse (lisdexamfetamine)Prescriptionmax 30 days' supply
There is nothing to apply to Bulgaria for. Carry your prescription and a signed doctor's letter giving your diagnosis, the medicine, your daily dose and the total quantity, keep everything in its original pharmacy packaging, and stay within 30 days' supply. Show the documents if you are asked.
- Ritalin, Concerta (methylphenidate)Prescriptionmax 30 days' supply
The same rule as Vyvanse above.
- Dexamphetamine (dexamfetamine)Prescriptionmax 30 days' supply
The same rule as Vyvanse above.
- Strattera (atomoxetine)Prescription
Atomoxetine, guanfacine and viloxazine are not internationally scheduled; carry with a normal prescription in original packaging.
- Adderall (mixed amphetamine salts)Prescriptionmax 30 days' supply
The same rule as Vyvanse above.
- Intuniv (guanfacine)Prescription
The same rule as Strattera above.
- Qelbree (viloxazine)Prescription
The same rule as Strattera above.
Rules by drug class
Narcotic (opioids)
Permit required- Quantity
- 30 days. 30-day course of treatment for both classes
- Permit
- Required. Art. 58: bring a document from the competent authority of the country that prescribed the treatment. Bulgaria publishes no form for this and there is nothing to apply to Bulgaria for. No lead time is published.
- Documents
- prescription, home authority certificate
Psychotropic (ADHD stimulants, benzodiazepines, sleep)
Prescription- Quantity
- 30 days. Up to 30 days' treatment.
- Permit
- Not required. No Bulgarian authorisation to bring medicine in: a valid prescription plus a doctor's certificate endorsed by your home health authority, covering 30 days. The Minister of Health permit on this record is for carrying narcotics OUT of Bulgaria under Article 59(2), and does not apply to arriving.
Not internationally controlled
PrescriptionAtomoxetine, guanfacine and viloxazine are not internationally scheduled; carry with a normal prescription in original packaging.
Leaving Bulgaria
Bulgaria publishes a different rule for taking these medicines out than for bringing them in. Only the differences are below. Anything not listed here is the same as the rule above.
Narcotic (opioids)
- Permit
- Required. Art. 59(2): a person-specific Minister of Health permit to carry narcotics out of Bulgaria, applied for on Annex 9. No lead time is published.
Carrying narcotic medicines out of Bulgaria needs a Minister of Health permit, and Annex 9 is the application for it.
- Annex 9 — application to carry narcotic medicines out of Bulgaria for up to 30 days' treatment (Art. 59(2))In the Trip Pack
If a country asks for a certificate from your own health authority
Australia does not issue export certificates for personal medication. There is no Australian office that endorses a traveller's certificate the way a Schengen country's health authority endorses an Article 75 certificate. The Office of Drug Control licenses commercial exporters, and the TGA regulates products rather than certifying individual travellers, so neither will stamp your paperwork.
What to do instead: ask your prescriber for a signed letter on practice letterhead giving your name and passport number, each medicine by generic and brand name, strength, daily dose, total quantity and the dates it covers, plus the prescriber's registration number and contact details. Have it dated close to departure, and carry the original dispensing labels.
Then contact the destination's authority in writing before you book, say plainly that Australia does not issue the certificate they ask for, and ask what they will accept in its place. Keep the reply. A written answer from the authority is the strongest document you can carry, and it is the only thing that closes this gap.
Responsible authority
Narcotic Drugs Department, Ministry of Health
5 Sveta Nedelja sq, 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria; Tel: +359 2 9301385; e-mail: vzidarova@mh.government.bg
Sources
The source behind everything above, so you can check it yourself rather than take our word for it. Always confirm the current rule with the source before you travel.
Your trip pack
Bulgaria needs a permit before you fly. The pack works out your apply-by date from your travel date.
We have not found an application form or portal for travellers here, so the pack gives you Narcotic Drugs Department, Ministry of Healthto contact, what to put in the request, and how long to allow. Plus a doctor's letter pre-filled with your medications and every stop, and a checklist in travel order.
Build your trip packThis page organises publicly available government information and links. It is not legal or medical advice. Rules change and enforcement varies, so always confirm with the official sources above or the Bulgaria embassy or consulate before travelling.