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Medications — Japan
What travelers need to know about medications in Japan. What is legal at home can be a serious crime here — each rule links to its official source.
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Get alerted when this changesLawLert pings you if Medications law changes in Japan. Free.Get the free appMedications in Japan: prohibited — what is legal at home can be a serious crime here.
PROHIBITED
Adderall and other amphetamine stimulants cannot be brought into Japan — even with a prescription. Risk of arrest.
Arrest and detention by Japanese authorities.
§ U.S. Embassy JapanPROHIBITED
Common cold and allergy medicines containing pseudoephedrine (Sudafed, Actifed, Vicks inhalers) or codeine are banned in Japan — a US prescription does not make them legal.
Arrest and detention by Japanese authorities.
§ U.S. Embassy JapanRecommended for travelers · partner
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