LuxembourgTravelling with ADHD medication: rules, permits and documents

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Every medication we track can come into Luxembourg on your prescription, carried in original packaging.

By medication

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

Vyvanse (lisdexamfetamine)Prescription
Luxembourg is in the Schengen Area. Travellers may bring ADHD stimulants with a valid prescription (a copy is accepted) and a doctor's certificate endorsed by the home health authority; a Schengen certificate is required for movement between Schengen states. Personal-use quantities apply. See the Luxembourg Health Directorate's travel-with-controlled-medicines guidance.
Ritalin, Concerta (methylphenidate)Prescription
The same rule as Vyvanse above.
Dexedrine (dexamfetamine)Prescription
The same rule as Vyvanse above.
Strattera (atomoxetine)Prescription
Atomoxetine (Strattera), guanfacine ER (Intuniv) and viloxazine (Qelbree) are not controlled substances in Luxembourg. Luxembourg's health authority says medicines that are not narcotics are not subject to any particular control, and recommends carrying a copy of your prescription. Luxembourg customs allows medicines for human use only in the amount that matches the traveller's personal needs. No number of days or packs is published.
Adderall (mixed amphetamine salts)Prescription
The same rule as Vyvanse 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)

Prescription

Quantity: Luxembourg publishes no quantity for arrivals, and its 2024 INCB submission leaves both the days and the quantities fields blank. The 28-day figure on the Direction de la Santé site is the maximum authorised prescription duration, quoted in a remark about the opioid substitution treatment programme, so it binds a prescriber and does not describe what a visitor may carry.
Permit: Not required. Luxembourg issues no permit to arriving travellers. The certificat de voyage on the Direction de la Santé site is for Luxembourg residents travelling out, and is lodged with the DPM at least 10 days before they leave.
Documents: prescription, home authority certificate

Psychotropic (ADHD stimulants, benzodiazepines, sleep)

Prescription

Quantity: Luxembourg publishes no quantity for someone arriving with their own medication. Its INCB submission of 7 March 2024 leaves both the days and the quantities fields blank. The 28-day figure on the Direction de la Sante site is the maximum authorised prescription duration, quoted in a remark about the opioid substitution treatment programme, so it binds a prescriber and does not describe what a visitor may carry. Arriving, bring a recent prescription copy and a medical certificate endorsed by the health authorities of your country of residence. The certificat de voyage that the Direction de la Sante issues is for Luxembourg residents travelling abroad, so there is nothing for a visitor to apply for.
Permit: Not required. No Luxembourg authorisation. A copy of a valid prescription plus a doctor's certificate endorsed by your home health authority. No certificate from Luxembourg health authorities is asked for.

Not internationally controlled

Prescription

Quantity: No number of days or packs is published. Luxembourg customs allows medicines only in the amount that matches the traveller's personal needs.

Leaving Luxembourg

Luxembourg 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.

Certificat de transport stupéfiants/psychotropes, pays Schengen (for Luxembourg residents travelling out, not for arrivals)In the Trip Pack
Certificat international de transport stupéfiants/psychotropes (for Luxembourg residents travelling out, not for arrivals)In the Trip Pack

If a country asks for a certificate from your own health authority

Australia does not issue export certificates for personal medication. There is no Australian office that endorses a traveller's certificate the way a Schengen country's health authority endorses an Article 75 certificate. The Office of Drug Control licenses commercial exporters, and the TGA regulates products rather than certifying individual travellers, so neither will stamp your paperwork.

What to do instead: ask your prescriber for a signed letter on practice letterhead giving your name and passport number, each medicine by generic and brand name, strength, daily dose, total quantity and the dates it covers, plus the prescriber's registration number and contact details. Have it dated close to departure, and carry the original dispensing labels.

Then contact the destination's authority in writing before you book, say plainly that Australia does not issue the certificate they ask for, and ask what they will accept in its place. Keep the reply. A written answer from the authority is the strongest document you can carry, and it is the only thing that closes this gap.

Responsible authority

Luxembourg Health Directorate: Pharmacy & Medicines Division

2a rue Thomas Edison, L-1445 Strassen, G.D. of Luxembourg; Tel: +352 247-75567 / +352 247-55559; e-mail: infostupefiants@ms.etat.lu, secretariatdpm@ms.etat.lu

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

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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 Luxembourg embassy or consulate before travelling.