SudanTravelling with ADHD medication: rules, permits and documents
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Sudan treats these medications differently. Of the 7 we track, 4 come in on paperwork with a supply cap and 3 need only your prescription.
Serious penalties: Sudan applies sharia law; Australian Government Smartraveller reports severe drug penalties, including the death penalty for serious offences. Medicine import is barred for unlicensed entities; obtain written NMPB authorization and confirm with a Sudanese embassy 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 Sudan records specifically for that medication.
- Vyvanse (lisdexamfetamine)Restricted
No Sudanese traveller guidance for ADHD stimulants was found and the INCB has no submission on file. The regulator is the National Medicines and Poisons Board (NMPB); its personal-use import page could not be read in full. The earlier note on this record cited the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act 1994 and a certificate from a 'National Council for Pharmacy and Toxicology'; neither is a registered source and the council name does not match the regulator's own, so treat both claims as unverified. Carry the original prescription and a doctor's letter, keep medication in original packaging, and confirm with the NMPB or the Embassy of Sudan before travel. The UK FCDO and US State Department advise against all travel to Sudan.
- Ritalin, Concerta (methylphenidate)Restricted
The same rule as Vyvanse above.
- Dexamphetamine (dexamfetamine)Restricted
The same rule as Vyvanse above.
- Strattera (atomoxetine)Prescription
Atomoxetine, guanfacine and viloxazine are not internationally controlled; carry them with a prescription and, ideally, a certificate/pre-approval, since Sudan generally requires medicine imports to be certified by the National Council for Pharmacy and Toxicology.
- Adderall (mixed amphetamine salts)Restricted
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)
Unclear- Quantity
- No official traveller quantity is published
- Permit
- Not required. The NMPB personal-use page covers non-medicine goods and bars medicine import by unlicensed entities; no traveller narcotic/psychotropic carry allowance is published.
Psychotropic (ADHD stimulants, benzodiazepines, sleep)
Restricted- Quantity
- personal-use quantities only; no specific limit found
Not internationally controlled
PrescriptionAtomoxetine, guanfacine and viloxazine are not internationally controlled; carry them with a prescription and, ideally, a certificate/pre-approval, since Sudan generally requires medicine imports to be certified by the National Council for Pharmacy and Toxicology.
Responsible authority
National Council for Pharmacy and Toxicology / Ministry of Health; Sudan Customs
Embassy of Sudan (in traveller's country)
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
A doctor's letter for Sudan, filled in with your medications and your stops, ready to sign.
The rules above are free and stay free. The pack is the paperwork that goes with them: a checklist for each stop in travel order, a printable PDF, and the letter to take to your GP.
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 Sudan embassy or consulate before travelling.