VyvanseThe generic name is lisdexamfetamine, and this is how countries class it
Psychotropic (ADHD stimulants, benzodiazepines, sleep)- Brand names
- Vyvanse, Elvanse
- Generic name
- Lisdexamfetamine
- 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. Lisdexamfetamine is sold as Vyvanse and Elvanse. 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 lisdexamfetamine 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 lisdexamfetamine as psychotropic unless the country says otherwise. 29 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 carry an entry of their own for it: a different class, a status of its own, or a record that the country's law does not name it.
| Country | Class there | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Albania | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Algeria | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Andorra | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Angola | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Argentina | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Armenia | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Austria | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Azerbaijan | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Bahamas | Psychotropic | Not confirmed whether its law names it: Unclear |
| Bahrain | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Bangladesh | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Barbados | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Belarus | Psychotropic | Banned |
| Belgium | Psychotropic | Restricted |
| Belize | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Benin | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Bhutan | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Bolivia | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Botswana | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Brunei | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Bulgaria | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Burkina Faso | Psychotropic | Not confirmed whether its law names it: Unclear |
| Burundi | Psychotropic | Not confirmed whether its law names it: Unclear |
| Cabo Verde | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Cambodia | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Cameroon | Psychotropic | Not confirmed whether its law names it: Unclear |
| Canada | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Central African Republic | Psychotropic | Not confirmed whether its law names it: Unclear |
| Chad | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Chile | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| China | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Comoros | Psychotropic | Not confirmed whether its law names it: Unclear |
| Congo (Republic of the) | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Costa Rica | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Croatia | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Cuba | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Cyprus | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Denmark | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Djibouti | Psychotropic | Not confirmed whether its law names it: Unclear |
| Dominica | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Dominican Republic | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| DR Congo | Psychotropic | Not confirmed whether its law names it: Unclear |
| Ecuador | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Egypt | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Equatorial Guinea | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Eritrea | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Eswatini | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Ethiopia | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Fiji | Psychotropic | Restricted |
| Finland | Psychotropic | Restricted |
| France | Psychotropic | Restricted |
| Gabon | Psychotropic | Not confirmed whether its law names it: Unclear |
| Gambia | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Georgia | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Germany | Narcotic (reclassified) | Restricted |
| Ghana | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Grenada | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Guatemala | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Guinea | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Guinea-Bissau | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Guyana | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Haiti | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Hong Kong SAR | Not internationally controlled (reclassified) | Prescription |
| Hungary | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| India | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Indonesia | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Iran | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Iraq | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Israel | Psychotropic | Permit required |
| Jamaica | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Japan | Narcotic (reclassified) | Permit required |
| Jordan | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Kazakhstan | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Kenya | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Kiribati | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Korea North | Psychotropic | Not confirmed whether its law names it: Unclear |
| Kosovo | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Laos | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Lebanon | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Lesotho | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Liberia | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Libya | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Macau SAR | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Madagascar | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Malawi | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Malaysia | Psychotropic | Restricted |
| Maldives | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Mali | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Malta | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Marshall Islands | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Mauritania | Psychotropic | Not confirmed whether its law names it: Unclear |
| Mauritius | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Mexico | Psychotropic | Prescription |
| Micronesia | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Moldova | Psychotropic | Restricted |
| Monaco | Psychotropic | Unclear |
| Mongolia | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Montenegro | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Morocco | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Mozambique | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Myanmar | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Namibia | Psychotropic | Banned |
| Nauru | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Nepal | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Netherlands | Not internationally controlled (reclassified) | Prescription |
| Nicaragua | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Niger | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Nigeria | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| North Macedonia | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Oman | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Pakistan | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Palau | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Panama | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Papua New Guinea | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Paraguay | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Peru | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Philippines | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Poland | Psychotropic | Permit required |
| Portugal | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Qatar | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Russia | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Rwanda | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Saint Lucia | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Samoa | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| San Marino | Psychotropic | Unclear |
| Sao Tome and Principe | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Saudi Arabia | Psychotropic | Permit required |
| Senegal | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Serbia | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Seychelles | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Sierra Leone | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Slovakia | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Slovenia | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Solomon Islands | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Somalia | Psychotropic | Not confirmed whether its law names it: Unclear |
| South Africa | Psychotropic | UnclearIts own permit rule: not settled. |
| South Sudan | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Sri Lanka | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Sudan | Psychotropic | Not confirmed whether its law names it: Unclear |
| Suriname | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Syria | Psychotropic | Not confirmed whether its law names it: Unclear |
| Taiwan | Psychotropic | Banned |
| Tajikistan | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Thailand | Narcotic (reclassified) | Permit required |
| Timor-Leste | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Togo | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Tonga | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Tunisia | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Turkey | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Turkmenistan | Psychotropic | Not confirmed whether its law names it: Unclear |
| Tuvalu | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Uganda | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Ukraine | Psychotropic | Unclear |
| United States | Psychotropic | Prescription |
| Uruguay | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Uzbekistan | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Vanuatu | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Vatican City | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Venezuela | Psychotropic | Not confirmed whether its law names it: Unclear |
| Vietnam | Psychotropic | Restricted |
| Yemen | Psychotropic | Not confirmed whether its law names it: Unclear |
| Zambia | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
| Zimbabwe | Psychotropic | Not named in its law: Unclear |
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 lisdexamfetamine itself, or the country bans the whole class it sits in, which covers more medicines than this one.
- BelarusNames lisdexamfetamine itself
- NamibiaNames lisdexamfetamine itself
- TaiwanNames lisdexamfetamine 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 Vyvanse over, so you only add your stops.
Add my destinationsThe check is free. The trip pack that turns it into paperwork is A$59, once. It does not renew.
Vyvanse in the most-visited destinations
- Can I take Vyvanse to New Zealand?
- Can I take Vyvanse to Indonesia?
- Can I take Vyvanse to United States of America?
- Can I take Vyvanse to United Kingdom?
- Can I take Vyvanse to Japan?
- Can I take Vyvanse to Thailand?
- Can I take Vyvanse to China?
- Can I take Vyvanse to India?
- Can I take Vyvanse to Singapore?
- Can I take Vyvanse to Vietnam?
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.