Controlled medication abroad: what Japan, the UAE, and South Korea confiscate from your suitcase

Pseudoephedrine, Venvanse, and codeine turn into customs cases in three of the most sought-after destinations across Asia and the Gulf. The right paperwork costs an afternoon of bureaucracy and spares you a search, a seizure, or detention.

  1. Controlled medication abroad: what Japan, the UAE, and South Korea confiscate from your suitcase

    Pseudoephedrine, Venvanse, and codeine turn into customs cases in three of the most sought-after destinations across Asia and the Gulf. The right paperwork costs an afternoon of bureaucracy and spares you a search, a seizure, or detention.

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    Japan fully bans Venvanse and Adderall in luggage: neither a medical prescription nor a Yakkan Shoumei clears amphetamine classified as a stimulant.

  3. 02.

    Yakkan Shoumei takes 1 to 2 weeks to process and is mandatory above 1 month of prescribed medication or 2 months of over-the-counter medication.

  4. 03.

    Pseudoephedrine in products like Vicks inhaler and Actifed is banned in Japan; a bottle with more than 10% of the compound is seized at customs.

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    The United Arab Emirates bans cannabidiol at any concentration, even 0% THC CBD purchased at an American pharmacy.

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    Codeine above the personal-use quantity requires prior approval from the UAE's Ministry of Health (MOHAP), requested weeks in advance.

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    Pseudoephedrine, Venvanse, and codeine turn into customs cases in three of the most sought-after destinations across Asia and the Gulf. The right paperwork costs an afternoon of bureaucracy and spares you a search, a seizure, or detention.

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Controlled medication abroad: what Japan, the UAE, and South Korea confiscate from your suitcase

Pseudoephedrine, Venvanse, and codeine turn into customs cases in three of the most sought-after destinations across Asia and the Gulf. The right paperwork costs an afternoon of bureaucracy and spares you a search, a seizure, or detention.

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