ComorosTravelling with ADHD medication: rules, permits and documents

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Comoros treats these medications differently. Of the 7 we track, 3 are not allowed in at all and 4 have no published rule we could find.

Serious penalties: Comoros' 2024 traveller-control decree and 2024 Code des Douanes both list narcotics and psychotropic substances among goods a traveller is flatly forbidden to carry across the border in either direction, with no published medical exception, so a traveller carrying prescribed opioids or ADHD stimulants, even in original packaging with a valid prescription, is carrying a prohibited item under Comorian customs law as currently published, risking seizure and referral for a customs offence.

ActionA written answer from Ministry of Health of Comoros (Ministère de la Santé) naming your medication, before you book

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By medication

Brand names first, generic in brackets. Each line resolves the drug class rule below, plus anything Comoros records specifically for that medication.

Vyvanse (lisdexamfetamine)Unclear
We could not confirm whether Comoros's law names lisdexamfetamine (Vyvanse): none of the laws we could open prints a list of controlled substances. No rule for it is published. Ask the authority listed here before you travel.
Ritalin, Concerta (methylphenidate)Banned
Comorian customs law (2024 arrêté on traveller control, and the 2024 Code des Douanes) names psychotropic substances (which covers the ADHD stimulant class in full) among goods a traveller may not carry into or out of the Union of the Comoros, with no exception stated for a foreign prescription or original packaging. This applies on both entry (Art. 19) and exit (Art. 23). No Comorian source publishes a permit, form or contact point for carrying prescribed ADHD stimulants as a traveller. One qualifier on the prohibition itself: Article 18's preamble covers 'les marchandises faisant l'objet de restriction ou prohibition' (two categories) and never says which of the two psychotropics fall into, while Article 298.2 shows a monitored medical channel exists in law. Banned is the best available reading of what is published; nothing found contradicts it, and nothing found publishes a route.
Dexedrine (dexamfetamine)Banned
The same rule as Ritalin, Concerta above.
Strattera (atomoxetine)Unclear
Comoros publishes no rule for a traveller carrying prescription medicines such as atomoxetine, guanfacine or viloxazine. Its Public Health Code (Loi 11-001/AU of 2011) says medicines may be imported only with authorisation from the health minister and, as a rule, only if the medicine is registered in Comoros (Article 320), and it tells customs to seize medicines imported without authorisation (Article 328). The code does not say whether this is applied to a traveller's own supply, and no personal-use exemption is written. Contact the Comorian Ministry of Health or a Comorian embassy before travel. We suggest carrying your prescription and keeping the medicine in its original packaging.
Adderall (mixed amphetamine salts)Banned
The same rule as Ritalin, Concerta above.
Intuniv (guanfacine)Unclear
The same rule as Strattera above.
Qelbree (viloxazine)Unclear
The same rule as Strattera above.

Rules by drug class

Narcotic (opioids)

Banned

Quantity: Not applicable: narcotics are barred outright from the traveller personal-effects allowance (Arrêté N°24/MFBSB/CAB Art. 18, Art. 19); no quantity threshold is published because none would apply.
Permit: No Comorian source states that a traveller needs no permission, so this is null rather than false. Article 18 lists narcotics as prohibited goods and Article 19 excludes Article 18 items from the personal-effects duty franchise entirely, which says the goods cannot come in as personal effects, not that nothing can be applied for. The Code des Douanes (Art. 298.2) acknowledges a customs-monitored channel for medical/scientific use of narcotics and psychotropics, and no Comorian source names who administers it, what would be lodged, or where.

Psychotropic (ADHD stimulants, benzodiazepines, sleep)

Banned

Quantity: Not applicable: psychotropic substances are barred outright from the traveller personal-effects allowance (Arrêté N°24/MFBSB/CAB Art. 18, Art. 19); no quantity threshold is published because none would apply.
Permit: No Comorian source states that a traveller needs no permission, so this is null rather than false. Article 18 lists psychotropic substances as prohibited goods and Article 19 excludes Article 18 items from the personal-effects duty franchise entirely, which says the goods cannot come in as personal effects, not that nothing can be applied for. The Code des Douanes (Art. 298.2) acknowledges a customs-monitored channel for medical/scientific use of narcotics and psychotropics, and no Comorian source names who administers it, what would be lodged, or where.

Not internationally controlled

Unclear

Permit: Required. The Public Health Code says no one may import medicines without express authorisation from the health minister (Article 320). It does not say whether this is applied to a traveller's own supply, and no way for a traveller to apply is published.

Responsible authority

Ministry of Health of Comoros (Ministère de la Santé)

Sources

The sources 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

Comoros needs a permit before you fly. The pack works out your apply-by date from your travel date.

A$59

We have not found an application form or portal for travellers here, so the pack gives you Ministry of Health of Comoros (Ministère de la Santé) to 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.

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This 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 Comoros embassy or consulate before travelling.