Travelling with personal medicines in Norway (2026)
Last reviewed: 30 October 2026
In short: Personal-use medicines may be brought in with documentation: up to one year's use from the EEA and three months' use from outside it. Narcotic medicines are limited to 30 days' use for visitors without a Norwegian address, and longer needs permission from the Norwegian Medical Products Agency.
| Rule | What applies |
|---|---|
| Ordinary medicines (not controlled)Visitor bringing personal medicines into the country | Allowed if for the traveller's own medical use and documented (prescription, medical certificate or pharmacy label; a receipt may be asked for). Up to one year's use per medicine when travelling from within the EEA, up to three months' use from outside the EEA. Doping products: up to 30 days' use. [1] |
| Document for narcotic and psychotropic medicinesVisitor bringing personal medicines into the country | Narcotic medicines must be prescribed by a doctor or dentist for the traveller's own use and documented by a medical certificate, prescription or packaging label. Use the red zone (goods to declare) on arrival. Visitors resident in another Schengen country can use a Schengen certificate. [1] |
| Quantity limit for narcotic and psychotropic medicinesVisitor bringing personal medicines into the country | Without a registered address in Norway: up to 30 days' use; longer needs permission from the Norwegian Medical Products Agency. With a registered address in Norway: up to 7 days' use with documentation from abroad only, or up to 30 days' use with a medical certificate from a doctor in Norway. [1] |
| Maximum validity of a Schengen medicines certificateVisitor bringing personal medicines into the country | 30 days [2] |
Notes
- Keeping medicines in the original packaging is recommended. Narcotic and doping-list medicines have separate rules.
- This is the validity of the certificate issued by Norwegian pharmacies for trips from Norway. The inbound page names the certificate as accepted documentation for visitors resident in another Schengen country.
Sources
- Direktoratet for medisinske produkter (DMP): Bringing medicines into Norway by travel (consulted 30 October 2026) · all sources
- Direktoratet for medisinske produkter (DMP): Schengen-attest for legemidler på utenlandsreise (consulted 30 October 2026) · all sources
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