Taking ADHD Medication on Holiday Abroad - Taking ADHD Medication

Written by Sarah-Jayne Bass

1.3 Periods of travel exceeding 3 months duration

Licences can only be issued for a maximum period of 3 months. Travellers who will be abroad for longer periods should be advised to register with a doctor in the country of their destination to obtain further supplies of prescribed controlled drugs.

In the case of visitors to the UK, they should be advised to register with a doctor in the UK - the Dept. of Health will advise them on how to go about this.

Phone numbers:-

Tel: 0113 254 6315 (Prescribers) / 020 7972 4174 (Drug Misusers)

1.4 Open General Licence List

(List of controlled drugs and permitted quantities)

There is a longer list than this one but we have only used information for the main medication for ADD/ADHD

Ritalin/Methylphenidate Hydrochloride 900mgs
Dexamphetamine Sulphate 900mgs
Dexamphetamine 300mgs
ADDerall is a single entity amphetamine product combining the neutral sulfate salts of dextroamphetamine and amphetamine, with the dextro isomer of amphetamine saccharate and d, l-amphetamine aspartate. Therefore it is likely to be classed in the same way.

EMBASSIES AND CONSULATES
Country Representative Telephone Number

(we at adders.org have only included a few off of the Home Office List here - the ones mentioned above along with USA, Australia, South Africa and New Zealand for contact information for other Countries you would need to contact the Home Office direct)

America Embassy 020 7499 9000 (Ext. 2772)

Australia High Commission 020 7379 4334

Greece Consulate-General 020 7221 6467, 020 7229 3850

Netherlands Embassy 020 7590 3200

New Zealand High Commission 020 7930 8422

Spain

Spanish Consulate (London) Tel: 020 7594 0120 or 0121
Fax: 020 7581 7888

Spanish Consulate (Manchester) Tel: 0161 236 1262 or 1233
Fax: 0161 228 7467

Spanish Consulate (Edinburgh) Tel: 0131 220 1843 (Adela Pilar)
Fax: 0131 226 4568

South Africa Embassy 020 7930 4488
High Commission 020 7451 7299

Thailand Embassy 020 7589 2944 (Ext. 118)

Tunisia Embassy 020 7584 8117

Turkey Consulate 020 73930202 Ext: 231
020 7245 6318 (Customs Dept)

We have recently been asked about taking medication into Japan and as it was so far not on the above list I did a bit of digging around and actually spoke to someone at th Japanese Embassy who told me that Methylphenidate is allowed to be taken into Japan but only 1 month supply - 30 days.

It would also be helpful to have an official doctor or specialists letter to accompany you for this as we set out above as she did also say that some official documentation would be helpful too.

You can contact the Japanese Embassy on: Tel: 0207 465 6500

If you are visiting the UK then you would need to contact the British Embassy in your own Country before travelling.

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