IrelandTravelling with ADHD medication: rules, permits and documents

By medication

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

• Vyvanse (lisdexamfetamine)Restrictedmax 30 days' supply

  Ireland's Department of Health says visitors arriving from outside the Schengen area may bring their prescription medicines for their own personal use. Carry your prescription (the original if you can, as Ireland's entry with the International Narcotics Control Board asks for the original to be shown at customs) or a copy, and/or a letter from your doctor or dispensing pharmacist that states your condition and that the medicine is for your own use. Keep the paperwork in the same package as the medicine. The Department does not ask for an Irish permit. This allowance comes from the Department's published guidance and customs practice. Ireland's Misuse of Drugs Regulations ban importing these medicines without a licence and contain no written exemption for visitors from outside the Schengen area, so the customs officer must be satisfied by your paperwork, and Irish Customs has the final say. The Department's page says up to 3 months' supply. Ireland's 2025 entry with the International Narcotics Control Board says a 30-day supply. Carrying 30 days or less fits both. Irish Revenue lists medicines among the goods you must declare to a customs officer when you arrive from outside the EU. The Department recommends keeping the medicine in its original packaging with your name clearly shown.

• Ritalin, Concerta (methylphenidate)Restrictedmax 30 days' supply

  The same rule as Vyvanse above.

• Dexedrine (dexamfetamine)Restrictedmax 30 days' supply

  The same rule as Vyvanse above.

• Strattera (atomoxetine)Restrictedmax 90 days' supply

  Atomoxetine, guanfacine and viloxazine are not controlled drugs in Ireland. Ireland's Department of Health says visitors may bring up to 3 months' supply of prescription medicines for their own personal use. It asks you to carry your prescription or a copy, and/or a letter from your doctor or dispensing pharmacist that states your condition and that the medicine is for your own use, and it recommends keeping the medicine in its original packaging with your name clearly shown. Irish Revenue lists medicines among the goods you must declare to a customs officer when you arrive from outside the EU. Irish Customs has the final say.

• Adderall (mixed amphetamine salts)Restrictedmax 30 days' supply

  The same rule as Vyvanse above.

• Intuniv (guanfacine)Restrictedmax 90 days' supply

  The same rule as Strattera above.

• Qelbree (viloxazine)Restrictedmax 90 days' supply

  The same rule as Strattera above.

Rules by drug class