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DexedrineThe generic name is dexamfetamine, and this is how countries class it

Psychotropic (ADHD stimulants, benzodiazepines, sleep)
Brand names
Dexedrine
Generic name
Dextroamphetamine / Dexamfetamine
Recorded here as
Dexamfetamine
Default class
Psychotropic (ADHD stimulants, benzodiazepines, sleep)

Why the form asks for the generic name

A medicine can carry several brand names, and which one is printed on the box depends on where it was dispensed. Dexamfetamine is sold as Dexedrine. A customs declaration, a permit application and a doctor's letter all ask for the generic name instead, because a country's schedule of controlled substances is written against the substance rather than against a brand. Every rule on this site is recorded against dexamfetamine for the same reason, which is why a country can treat it differently from another medicine you might think of as similar.

How countries class it

Our records class dexamfetamine as psychotropic unless the country says otherwise. 156 of our 198 country records answer it from that country's rule for the class, so it is treated the same as every other medicine in it. The rest name it directly, either by putting it in a different class or by stating a status of its own.

CountryClass thereStatus
ArmeniaPsychotropicBanned
AzerbaijanPsychotropicBanned
BelarusPsychotropicBanned
BotswanaPsychotropicBanned
BulgariaPsychotropicBanned
ChinaPsychotropicRestricted
CubaPsychotropicBanned
DenmarkPsychotropicRestricted
DjiboutiPsychotropicBanned
Dominican RepublicPsychotropicUnclear
EstoniaPsychotropicUnclearIts own permit rule: not settled.
FrancePsychotropicRestricted
GermanyNarcotic (reclassified)Restricted
Hong Kong SARPsychotropicPermit required
IndonesiaNarcotic (reclassified)Banned
JapanPsychotropicBanned
KosovoPsychotropicBanned
LatviaPsychotropicBanned
LebanonPsychotropicBanned
LithuaniaPsychotropicBanned
MalaysiaNarcotic (reclassified)Restricted
MauritiusPsychotropicBanned
MexicoPsychotropicPrescription
MonacoPsychotropicUnclear
NamibiaPsychotropicBanned
NepalPsychotropicBanned
New ZealandPsychotropicRestricted
NigerPsychotropicPrescription
QatarNarcotic (reclassified)Permit required
RussiaPsychotropicBanned
Saint Kitts and NevisPsychotropicPermit required
San MarinoPsychotropicUnclear
Saudi ArabiaPsychotropicPermit required
Solomon IslandsPsychotropicPermit required
South AfricaPsychotropicUnclearIts own permit rule: not settled.
TaiwanPsychotropicBanned
ThailandNarcotic (reclassified)Banned
TongaPsychotropicRestricted
UgandaPsychotropicUnclear
United KingdomPsychotropicRestricted
UzbekistanPsychotropicBanned
VietnamPsychotropicBanned

Each country page carries the wording, what the country asks you to bring, and the government source it came from. Nothing on this page is sourced by itself, so read the row you care about on its own page before you act on it.

Where it is recorded as banned

Two things put a country here. Either its record names dexamfetamine itself, or the country bans the whole class it sits in, which covers more medicines than this one.

  • ArmeniaNames dexamfetamine itself
  • AzerbaijanNames dexamfetamine itself
  • BelarusNames dexamfetamine itself
  • BotswanaNames dexamfetamine itself
  • BulgariaNames dexamfetamine itself
  • ComorosFrom its rule for psychotropic medicines
  • CubaNames dexamfetamine itself
  • DjiboutiNames dexamfetamine itself
  • EgyptFrom its rule for psychotropic medicines
  • IndonesiaNames dexamfetamine itself
  • JapanNames dexamfetamine itself
  • KosovoNames dexamfetamine itself
  • LatviaNames dexamfetamine itself
  • LebanonNames dexamfetamine itself
  • LithuaniaNames dexamfetamine itself
  • MaliFrom its rule for psychotropic medicines
  • MauritiusNames dexamfetamine itself
  • MongoliaFrom its rule for psychotropic medicines
  • NamibiaNames dexamfetamine itself
  • NepalNames dexamfetamine itself
  • RussiaNames dexamfetamine itself
  • TaiwanNames dexamfetamine itself
  • ThailandNames dexamfetamine itself
  • UzbekistanNames dexamfetamine itself
  • VietnamNames dexamfetamine itself

Confirm a ban yourself. These rows summarise what the record says. Open the country page for the exact wording and the government page it came from, then ask that authority or the country's embassy in writing before you book.

Check it against your own trip

The class is only half the answer. What you have to carry, apply for and declare depends on where you are going and how long you are away. We will carry Dexedrine over, so you only add your stops.

Add my destinations

The check is free. The trip pack that turns it into paperwork is A$59, once. It does not renew.

Dexedrine in the most-visited destinations

Other medications

This page organises publicly available government information and is not legal or medical advice. It names how a substance is classed, not whether any particular traveller will be let through a border. Rules change and enforcement varies, so confirm with the official links on the country page or with the embassy before you travel.