GrenadaTravelling with ADHD medication: rules, permits and documents
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Grenada treats these medications differently. Of the 7 we track, 3 need approval before you arrive, 1 has no published rule we could find and 3 need only your prescription.
Serious penalties: Under the Drug Abuse (Prevention and Control) Act, importing, exporting or possessing an opioid or ADHD stimulant named in the First Schedule without a Ministerial exception or authorisation is a criminal offence in Grenada, and no government source found in this research publishes a route for an individual traveller to obtain that authorisation before travel.
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 Grenada records specifically for that medication.
- Vyvanse (lisdexamfetamine)Unclear
Lisdexamfetamine (Vyvanse/Elvanse) is not named anywhere in the First Schedule of Grenada's Drug Abuse (Prevention and Control) Act, which names amphetamine, dexamphetamine, methamphetamine and methylphenidate. The Act's salt/preparation extension clauses have no ester/ether limb for Part II, so whether they reach a covalent prodrug like lisdexamfetamine is unresolved. No other official Grenadian source addressing it was found after re-checking the full schedule text. Confirms the prior dossier's finding.
- Ritalin, Concerta (methylphenidate)Permit required
Methylphenidate, dexamfetamine and amphetamine (and its salts, which reach mixed amphetamine salts / Adderall) are listed controlled drugs under the Act. Import, export and possession are unlawful without a Ministerial authorisation or regulatory exception, and no traveller process for obtaining it is published.
- Dexamphetamine (dexamfetamine)Permit required
The same rule as Ritalin, Concerta above.
- Strattera (atomoxetine)Prescription
Atomoxetine, guanfacine and viloxazine are not internationally controlled; treat as ordinary prescription medicines. Carry prescription (with generic names) and original packaging.
- Adderall (mixed amphetamine salts)Permit required
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)
Permit required- Quantity
- No traveller quantity is published. The Act's Second Schedule sets a 3-gram 'trafficable quantity' for morphine only, used to presume intent to supply under ss.6(4)/18 of the Act — a criminal-law threshold, not a travel allowance.
- Permit
- Required. The Act requires a Ministerial authorisation (or a regulatory exception) to import or export a controlled drug, but no traveller application form, portal, fee or lead time is published anywhere found.
Psychotropic (ADHD stimulants, benzodiazepines, sleep)
Permit required- Quantity
- No traveller quantity is published. None of methylphenidate, dexamfetamine, mixed amphetamine salts or lisdexamfetamine appear on the Act's trafficable-quantity Second Schedule at all.
- Permit
- Required. Same authorisation regime as the narcotic class: methylphenidate, dexamfetamine and amphetamine (covering mixed amphetamine salts via the Act's salt-extension clause) are listed 'psychotropic substances' under the same Act, subject to the same import/export/possession restriction and the same unpublished application process.
Not internationally controlled
PrescriptionAtomoxetine, guanfacine and viloxazine are not internationally controlled; treat as ordinary prescription medicines. Carry prescription (with generic names) and original packaging.
Leaving Grenada
Grenada 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)
- Status
- Permit required
Section 4(1)(b) of the Act prohibits exporting a controlled drug on exactly the same terms as importing one (same s.4(2) exceptions, same s.4(3)/Fifth Schedule penalty). No outbound-specific process, form or fee for a departing traveller is published beyond what applies to import.
Psychotropic (ADHD stimulants, benzodiazepines, sleep)
- Status
- Permit required
Section 4(1)(b) of the Act prohibits exporting a controlled drug on exactly the same terms as importing one (same s.4(2) exceptions, same s.4(3)/Fifth Schedule penalty). No outbound-specific process, form or fee for a departing traveller is published beyond what applies to import.
Responsible authority
Grenada Customs and Excise Division (controlled drugs under the Drug Abuse (Prevention and Control) Act)
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
Grenada 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 Grenada Customs and Excise Division (controlled drugs under the Drug Abuse (Prevention and Control) Act)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.
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 Grenada embassy or consulate before travelling.