Equatorial GuineaTravelling with ADHD medication: rules, permits and documents
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Equatorial Guinea treats these medications differently. Of the 7 we track, 4 have no published rule we could find and 3 need only your prescription.
Serious penalties: Equatorial Guinea's only narcotics-specific instrument, Orden Ministerial Núm. 1/2019, confines all import authorisation for opioids and psychotropic substances to hospitals, clinics and licensed medicine warehouses and never addresses an individual traveller; whether the general Medicines Law's traveller exemption still protects someone carrying a personal opioid or stimulant supply once that narcotics-specific order applies is not resolved by any source, leaving a traveller reliant on the exemption's 'control measures' caveat and the border officer's discretion on the day.
We could not find strong recent official guidance for this country. Contact the embassy or consulate directly before you travel.
By medication
Brand names first, generic in brackets. Each line resolves the drug class rule below, plus anything Equatorial Guinea records specifically for that medication.
- Vyvanse (lisdexamfetamine)Not named: Unclear
Lisdexamfetamine (Vyvanse) is not named in Equatorial Guinea's law (Ministerial Order 1/2019 on narcotics and psychotropic substances, Decree-Law 3/1993 and Medicines Law 3/2003; none has a list of substances, and the Order names only diazepam, lorazepam, flurazepam, phenobarbital and tramadol), so no rule for it is published. Ask the authority listed here before you travel.
- Ritalin, Concerta (methylphenidate)Unclear
Same unresolved tension as the opioid position between Ley 3/2003's general traveller exemption and Orden 1/2019's institutional-only narcotics/psychotropics import regime, and the same point about rank: the Order is made under Ley 3/2003's First Additional Provision and repeals only instruments 'de igual o inferior [r]ango', which points against it having displaced that Law's traveller exemption, though no authority says so, so the status stays unclear. Orden 1/2019's own named pharmacy-sale substance list (Diazepam, Lorazepam, Flurazepam, Phenobarbital) does not include any ADHD stimulant, so it is not even clear the order's drafters had stimulant medication in view. No quantity limit, permit process or document checklist for methylphenidate, dexamfetamine, mixed amphetamine salts or lisdexamfetamine is published.
- Dexedrine (dexamfetamine)Unclear
The same rule as Ritalin, Concerta above.
- Strattera (atomoxetine)Prescription
Atomoxetine, guanfacine and viloxazine are not internationally controlled. Equatorial Guinea's Medicines Law exempts medicines that travellers carry for their own treatment (Law 3/2003, Additional Provision 5), and no day or dose limit is published. Officers may still act if the amount suggests the medicine is not for your own use, so we suggest carrying only what you need for the trip. We suggest carrying your prescription and keeping the medicine in its original packaging.
- Adderall (mixed amphetamine salts)Unclear
The same rule as Ritalin, Concerta 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)
Unclear- Quantity
- No traveller quantity for opioid medication is published. Orden 1/2019 Art. 4 requires a quantity to be stated only in the institutional importer's authorisation; the Ley 3/2003 traveller exemption names no threshold, only 'control measures' if quantity suggests diversion. `basis` is omitted rather than set: no traveller figure was ever published, so there is nothing to classify as an allowance or as a prescribing cap.
- Permit
- Not published.
Psychotropic (ADHD stimulants, benzodiazepines, sleep)
Unclear- Quantity
- No traveller quantity for ADHD-stimulant medication is published. Same unresolved instrument tension as the narcotic class applies. `basis` is omitted rather than set: no traveller figure was ever published, so there is nothing to classify.
- Permit
- Not published.
Not internationally controlled
Prescription- Quantity
- No day or dose limit is published. Medicines you carry for your own treatment are exempt from the Medicines Law, but officers may still act if the amount suggests it is not for your own use.
Responsible authority
See official source
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.
- Último Consejo Directivo Ordinario del año 2022 del Ministerio De Sanidad y Bienestar SocialGovernment, 2022-12
- Ministerio de Hacienda, Economía y Planificación: home page and customs-automation articleGovernment
- Decreto de nombramiento de Directores Generales, Directores Generales Adjuntos y AsimiladosGovernment, 2024-10-28
- Ministerial Order No. 1/2019 on narcotics and psychotropics: import only by authorised hospitals, clinics and wholesalers, Arts 1 and 2, page 2; names four psychotropics, Art 10, page 3; no ADHD medicines namedGovernment, 2019-04-23
- Medicines Law No. 3/2003 (Official Bulletin health compilation): narcotics rules left to the Ministry, Art 11, page 5; travellers' own medicines excluded from the law, Additional Provision 5, page 19Government, 2003-11-18
- Contáctanos: MINSABSGovernment
- Decree-Law No. 3/1993 of 15 September on drugs (UNODC English translation): medical import needs Ministry of Health authorisation, Art 2, page 1; possession offence, Art 4, page 2; no schedulesInternational body, 1993-09-15
- Country Regulations for Travellers under the International Drug Control ConventionsTreaty body
Your trip pack
A doctor's letter for Equatorial Guinea, filled in with your medications and your stops, ready to sign.
The rules above are free and stay free. The pack is the paperwork that goes with them: a checklist for each stop in travel order, a printable PDF, and the letter to take to your GP.
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 Equatorial Guinea embassy or consulate before travelling.