Can you bring medication to Serbia?

• Controlled medication

  depends on specifics

  Quoted directly from Customs: "if medicines that you use contain controlled psychoactive substances and/or if their quantity exceeds one package of up to 30 dosage units, you should obtain the approval for import of medicines for personal needs from the competent ministry" — i.e. the general 15-day/no-approval rule does not apply once a controlled substance is involved; approval from the Ministry of Health is needed regardless of how short the trip is.

  Customs' own FAQ doesn't name which specific drugs count as "controlled psychoactive substances" — that's set by Serbia's Law on Psychoactive Controlled Substances (Zakon o psihoaktivnim kontrolisanim supstancama) schedules, which weren't read directly in this pass. Treat common stimulants (Adderall/Vyvanse/Ritalin) and benzodiazepines (Xanax/Valium) as likely to trigger this approval requirement, and apply for approval before travel rather than assuming a 15-day rule applies.

  Also covers: controlled substance, narcotic medication, psychotropic medication, adderall, amphetamine, vyvanse, lisdexamfetamine, ritalin, methylphenidate, xanax, alprazolam, diazepam, codeine, opioid painkiller

  Checked 2026-09-22 — Source: Customs Administration of the Republic of Serbia — Passenger Customs Clearance FAQ (Tourists)

• Prescription medication

  allowed, within limits

  Quoted directly from Customs: medicines may be brought in "for personal passenger's use and for animals accompanying the passenger, in quantity needed for regular therapy not longer than 15 days. In that case medical opinion won't be necessary." For a longer stay, "a larger quantity of medicines required for the implementation of usual therapy during several months of stay (more than 15 days, but no more than six months)" is allowed but needs prior approval from "the competent ministry" (the Ministry of Health).

  Above a 15-day supply, or if the medicine contains a controlled psychoactive substance, or if a single package exceeds 30 dosage units, Customs specifically flags that pre-approval is required — see the dedicated controlled-medication entry for Serbia for that stricter case.

  Also covers: medication, prescription medicine, medicine, otc medicine

  Checked 2026-09-22 — Source: Customs Administration of the Republic of Serbia — Passenger Customs Clearance FAQ (Tourists)

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Informational only — not legal advice. Customs rules change; confirm with the official source above before you travel. See update history