Can I bring my prescription medicines into Norway?
Amounts, proof of personal use and the 30-day rule for narcotic medicines.
Short answer
You can bring prescription medicines for your own use into Norway: up to one year's supply of each medicine from EEA countries and three months' supply from other countries. Carry a prescription, medical certificate or pharmacy label as proof. Medicines with narcotic substances are limited to 30 days' use for visitors and must go through the red channel.
Why
- DMP, the Norwegian Medical Products Agency, allows up to one year's use of each medicine from EEA countries and up to three months' use from countries outside the EEA.
- You must be able to show at border control that the medicine is for your own use, for example with a prescription, medical certificate or pharmacy label.
- Visitors without a registered address in Norway may bring narcotic medicines for up to 30 days' use, and residents of another Schengen country can use a Schengen certificate as documentation.
Details
Narcotic medicines must be prescribed by a doctor or dentist, and you need documentation of your medical need and dosage. Where the arrival area has red and green zones, you must use the red zone. If you will stay longer than 30 days, for example for a semester of study, you can apply to DMP for permission to bring more; apply early, because any permit is sent by post.
Tip
Keep medicines in their original packaging and ask your doctor for a short certificate with the medicine, strength and dose, so customs can see that the amount matches your stay.
What may differ
People registered as living in Norway have stricter limits for narcotic medicines prescribed abroad: up to 7 days' use with foreign documentation only, or 30 days with an extra certificate from a doctor in Norway.
Common misconception
With a prescription you can bring any amount of medicine.
What actually happens
Norway limits the amount even with a prescription: one year's use from EEA countries, three months' use from other countries and 30 days' use of narcotic medicines for visitors.
People also ask
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Sources
This answer is for reference only. Rules can change, so check the Norwegian Medical Products Agency (DMP) before you travel.
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