Saint Kitts and NevisTravelling 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 Saint Kitts and Nevis records specifically for that medication.

• Vyvanse (lisdexamfetamine)Unclear

  Absent from the Second Schedule to Cap 9.08, which names Amphetamine, Methylamphetamine, Methylphenidate and Dexamphetamine but not lisdexamfetamine, a prodrug of dexamfetamine. Unclear whether authorities treat it as equivalent to dexamfetamine for scheduling purposes.

• Ritalin, Concerta (methylphenidate)Permit required

  Methylphenidate is named as a Class B controlled drug in the Second Schedule to the Drugs (Prevention and Abatement of the Misuse and Abuse of Drugs) Act, Cap 9.08, so it takes the same route as the other stimulants: importing or exporting it without a licence is prohibited, and the Act defines unlicensed import or export as drug trafficking, with a mandatory minimum sentence attached. The issuing authority is stated inconsistently. Cap 9.08 gives the licensing power to the Minister responsible for the Act, while the Customs and Excise Department's Fourth Schedule names the Chief Medical Officer for the same import licence, and nothing published reconciles the two. No traveller-facing application form, fee, lead time, document list or quantity allowance is published, so the Ministry of Health and the Customs and Excise Department (officecomptroller@skncustoms.kn, +1 869 466-7227) are the two bodies to approach directly. Every arriving passenger also completes the online immigration and customs declaration and Electronic Travel Authorisation at knatravelform.kn before travel, known as the CD Form on the Customs site and the ED Form on the portal; neither page asks about medication on the pages that can be read without starting an application.

• Dexamphetamine (dexamfetamine)Permit required

  Amphetamine and dexamphetamine are named as Class B controlled drugs in the Second Schedule to the Drugs (Prevention and Abatement of the Misuse and Abuse of Drugs) Act, Cap 9.08. Importing or exporting a controlled drug without a licence is prohibited, and the Act defines unlicensed import or export as drug trafficking, which carries a mandatory minimum sentence, so this is not a paperwork formality. Who issues the licence is stated two different ways by two official sources: Cap 9.08 vests the power in the Minister responsible for the Act, while the Fourth Schedule administered by the Customs and Excise Department names the Chief Medical Officer for the same licence, and neither source acknowledges the other. No application form, fee, processing time, document checklist or personal-use quantity is published for a traveller anywhere on the government's sites, so the licence has to be arranged directly with the Ministry of Health and the Customs and Excise Department (officecomptroller@skncustoms.kn, +1 869 466-7227). Separately, every arriving passenger completes the online immigration and customs declaration and Electronic Travel Authorisation at knatravelform.kn before travel; the Customs Department calls it the CD Form and the portal calls it the ED Form, and neither page mentions medication.

• Strattera (atomoxetine)Prescription

  Atomoxetine, guanfacine and viloxazine are not controlled substances; carry a prescription for personal-use import.

• Adderall (mixed amphetamine salts)Permit required

  The same rule as Dexamphetamine above.

• Intuniv (guanfacine)Prescription

  The same rule as Strattera above.

• Qelbree (viloxazine)Prescription

  The same rule as Strattera above.

Rules by drug class