Can you bring medication to Thailand?

• Controlled medication

  depends on specifics

  Medications containing psychotropic substances (Schedule II, III, or IV) may be carried for personal use up to a 30-day supply with a doctor's certificate/prescription, no advance permit needed. For a 31–90 day supply, travelers must obtain an FDA permit (Form IC-2) at least 15 days before traveling. Medications containing narcotic drugs (Schedule II or III) require an FDA Narcotics Division license before importing, for up to a 90-day supply. Importing Schedule I psychotropic substances is not allowed under any circumstances.

  Apply online at least 15 days before travel via the FDA's traveler permit portal (permitfortraveler.fda.moph.go.th). Processing takes about 3 working days. The FDA's guidance does not name specific drugs (e.g. whether Adderall/amphetamine is treated as a narcotic or an outright-banned substance) — travelers with stimulant or opioid prescriptions should confirm their medication's schedule with the FDA before travel rather than assume it is covered by the general allowance.

  Also covers: narcotics, psychotropic medication, controlled substance, adderall, amphetamine, opioid painkiller, codeine, xanax, alprazolam

  Checked 2026-08-13 — Source: Thai FDA — Guidance for Travelers under Treatment Carrying Personal Medications Containing Narcotic Drugs/Psychotropic Substances into Thailand

• Injectable medication

  allowed, within limits

  Insulin and GLP-1 medicines (semaglutide, tirzepatide) are non-narcotic, non-psychotropic medicines under the Thai FDA's general personal-use rule: they may be carried in the amount necessary for personal use, up to a 30-day supply. Injector pens, needles and syringes used to administer them are medical devices for personal use, which the Thai FDA requires be accompanied by supporting documentation (device information, a purpose letter, and a medical certificate of need).

  The Thai FDA's 'Bringing of health products into the Kingdom of Thailand' guidance — the same source already used for Thailand's general medication entry — does not separately name insulin, semaglutide/tirzepatide, or injection devices; it states the general 30-day medicine allowance and a general medical-device documentation requirement, without clarifying how the two interact for an injectable drug delivered via a device (e.g. whether a pen injector needs the medical-device paperwork in addition to a prescription for the medicine inside it). No injectable- or GLP-1-specific carve-out was found in this pass — this is a fast-moving 2026 topic, so confirm current requirements with the Thai FDA or your airline before travel.

  Also covers: insulin, ozempic, semaglutide, wegovy, mounjaro, tirzepatide, zepbound, glp-1, needles, syringes, pen injector

  Checked 2026-09-13 — Source: Thai FDA — Passenger belongings related to health products into the Kingdom of Thailand (foods, cosmetics, herbal products)

• Medication

  allowed, within limits

  General (non-narcotic, non-psychotropic) medicines may be carried in the amount necessary for personal use, up to a 30-day supply.

  Narcotics and psychotropic-substance medications are governed separately and are far more restricted — see the dedicated 'controlled medication' entry. Medical devices for personal use require supporting documentation (device information, purpose letter, and a medical certificate of need).

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

  Checked 2026-08-13 — Source: Thai FDA — Passenger belongings related to health products into the Kingdom of Thailand (foods, cosmetics, herbal products)

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