CroatiaTravelling with ADHD medication: rules, permits and documents
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Croatia treats these medications differently. Of the 7 we track, 6 come in on paperwork with a supply cap and 1 has no published rule we could find.
Serious penalties: The default narcotic allowance is only 5 days' supply. One of the strictest in the EU; more needs extra documentation.
By medication
Brand names first, generic in brackets. Each line resolves the drug class rule below, plus anything Croatia records specifically for that medication.
- Vyvanse (lisdexamfetamine)Not named: Unclear
Lisdexamfetamine (Vyvanse) is not named in Croatia's law (List of Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, NN 19/2023 as amended by NN 154/2024, all lists), so no rule for it is published. Ask the authority listed here before you travel.
- Ritalin, Concerta (methylphenidate)Restrictedmax 5 days' supply
Croatia (an EU and Schengen state) allows ADHD stimulants for personal use with a valid prescription and a doctor's certificate endorsed by the traveller's home health authority. Schengen-area residents should carry an Article 75 Schengen certificate issued in their country of residence. A visitor may carry up to 5 days' supply on medical documentation. Declare the medicine's name and quantity to customs on entry from outside the EU, showing the medical documentation; not declaring is a misdemeanour (art 59 point 3).
- Dexedrine (dexamfetamine)Restrictedmax 5 days' supply
The same rule as Ritalin, Concerta above.
- Strattera (atomoxetine)Restrictedmax 30 days' supply
Atomoxetine, guanfacine ER and viloxazine are not internationally scheduled; bring with prescription in original packaging. No specific Croatia ban found.
- Adderall (mixed amphetamine salts)Restrictedmax 5 days' supply
The same rule as Ritalin, Concerta above.
- Intuniv (guanfacine)Restrictedmax 30 days' supply
The same rule as Strattera above.
- Qelbree (viloxazine)Restrictedmax 30 days' supply
The same rule as Strattera above.
Rules by drug class
Narcotic (opioids)
Restricted- Quantity
- 5 days. 5 days standard; 15 days for substitution/malignant-disease treatment; 30 days for Schengen residents
- Permit
- Not required. A doctor's certificate on the prescribed ministry form is required for the 30-day Schengen allowance.
- Documents
- prescription, medical certificate
Psychotropic (ADHD stimulants, benzodiazepines, sleep)
Restricted- Quantity
- 5 days. 5 days' supply on medical documentation (Act on Combating Drug Abuse, art 24(1)). The 15-day figure applies to people on addiction substitution therapy or terminal cancer treatment (art 24(2)). The 30-day figure applies, with the article 24.a certificate, to Croatian residents travelling in Schengen and, since NN 39/2019, to Schengen nationals travelling to Croatia. Neither applies to an Australian ADHD traveller.
- Permit
- Not required. No permit is needed. The Act on Combating Drug Abuse (art 24(1)) and Croatian Customs ask only for medical documentation, for up to 5 days' supply. A caution: Croatia's INCB table ticks 'certificate issued by the health authorities of the country of destination', and its 'Other' text points to the ministry's prescribed form, which is the form used for the article 24.a certificate.
- Documents
- prescription, medical certificate
Not internationally controlled
Restricted- Quantity
- 30 days. Croatian Customs guidance: up to one month's treatment, with medical documentation (history of illness, physician's certificate), for a medicine approved in its country of manufacture.
Responsible authority
Ministry of Health - Directorate for Primary Health Care, Health Tourism, Medicines and Medical Products (Head: Dr Romana Katalinic)
Address: Ministry of Health, Ksaver 200a, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia; Tel: +385 1 4607 541; email: Romana.Katalinic@miz.hr
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.
- Bringing in medicine and narcoticsGovernment
- Act amending the Act on Combating Drug Abuse (NN 39/2019): 'drug' includes psychotropics, art 3; customs declaration at the EU border, art 16; 30-day Schengen certificate for Schengen nationals, art 17Government, 2019-04-17
- Act on Combating Drug Abuse (NN 107/2001, original text, amended to NN 39/2019): border crossers may carry 5 days' medicine on medical documentation and must declare it to customs, art 24Government, 2001-12-05
- List of Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NN 19/2023, amended NN 154/2024): amfetamine, dexamfetamine and methylphenidate in List 2, Section 2 (1971 Schedule II); lisdexamfetamine not namedGovernment, 2023-02-17
- INCB Travellers table: CroatiaTreaty body, 2024-03-08
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