MaldivesTravelling 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 Maldives records specifically for that medication.

• Vyvanse (lisdexamfetamine)Not named: Unclear

  Lisdexamfetamine (Vyvanse) is not named in Maldives's law (Drugs Act 17/2011, Schedules 1 to 3, pages 109 to 121; MFDA Approved Drug List September 2026), so no rule for it is published. Ask the authority listed here before you travel.

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

  The Drugs Act 17/2011 lists methylphenidate in Schedule 1 (item 89) as well as Schedule 2. Importing a Schedule 1 drug is a criminal offence under s 112, with no permit route. MFDA's September 2026 Approved Drug List, by contrast, treats methylphenidate as importable with pre-authorisation. Get written authorisation from the ministry responsible for drug prevention (s 119(a), s 190(m)) before you travel.

• Dexedrine (dexamfetamine)Permit requiredmax 30 days' supply

  Amfetamine and dexamfetamine are in Schedule 2 of the Drugs Act 17/2011, and s 119(a) makes importing a Schedule 2 drug an offence without written authorisation from the ministry responsible for drug prevention (s 190(m)); MFDA issues the import certificate (guideline 4.8.2). MFDA guideline 4.9 and the customs page describe a prescription-based personal-import route for controlled drugs, so practice may be softer. Methylphenidate 10 mg and 20 mg tablets are on MFDA's September 2026 Approved Drug List as an internationally controlled psychotropic needing pre-authorisation, importable only by MFDA-designated importers; dexamfetamine, amfetamine and lisdexamfetamine are not listed. Methylphenidate is also in Schedule 1 of the Act; see its own note. A prescription alone may not be enough: ask for written permission before you travel and carry it with your prescription. The guideline says the prescription should show a serial number and date, your name, age, sex, address and diagnosis, the generic name, form and strength of the medicine, the total quantity in words and figures, the dose, how often it is taken, the length of treatment, and the doctor's name, registration number, signature and the seal of the practice. For more than three months' supply, also carry documents on the history of your illness.

• Strattera (atomoxetine)Restrictedmax 90 days' supply

  Atomoxetine, guanfacine and viloxazine are not controlled drugs in the Maldives. The Maldives Food and Drug Authority limits medicines brought in for personal use to 90 days' supply, or up to 6 months if you also bring documents on the history of your illness. You must carry a valid prescription from a registered doctor, dated within the last 3 months, showing your full name and address, the date, what the medicine is for, the medicine's name, form, strength, dose and length of treatment, and the doctor's name, registration number, signature and the seal of the practice. Atomoxetine is on the Maldives Approved Drug List. Guanfacine and viloxazine are not on that list: see their own notes. We suggest also carrying a doctor's letter and keeping the medicine in its original packaging.

• Adderall (mixed amphetamine salts)Permit requiredmax 30 days' supply

  The same rule as Dexedrine above.

• Intuniv (guanfacine)Unclear

  Guanfacine is not on the Maldives Approved Drug List (September 2026). The Maldives Food and Drug Authority's Guideline on Good Import Practice bars importing medicines that are not on that list (4.3.1(a), page 6) and does not say whether this covers a traveller's own supply, so ask the Authority before you travel with it.

• Qelbree (viloxazine)Unclear

  Viloxazine is not on the Maldives Approved Drug List (September 2026). The Maldives Food and Drug Authority's Guideline on Good Import Practice bars importing medicines that are not on that list (4.3.1(a), page 6) and does not say whether this covers a traveller's own supply, so ask the Authority before you travel with it.

Rules by drug class