Banned substances in the UAE

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has a very strict, zero-tolerance anti-drug policy and conducts thorough searches at its airports using highly sensitive equipment. Possession of even tiny amounts of illegal drugs has resulted in sentences of four years’ imprisonment for travelers entering or transiting the UAE.

A doctor’s prescription should be carried with any medication that is brought into the country.

Some drugs and medications that may be purchased over-the-counter in other countries are classified as controlled substances in the UAE and are thus illegal to possess. A person may be arrested and prosecuted for possessing prescribed or over-the-counter medicines containing, for example, codeine or similar narcotic-like ingredients.

Before you leave for the airport:

Travelers to the UAE are strongly advised to familiarize themselves with the rules regarding what medications they can and cannot bring into the country.

Please contact the nearest Embassy or Consulate of the United Arab Emirates for advice if you are considering taking medications or other drugs into the UAE.

NARCOTIC (ACTIVE INGREDIENTS)

Alfentanil
Amphetamine
Buprenorphone
Codeine
Fentanyl
Ketamine
Methadone
Methyphenidate
Morphine
Pentazocine
Pethidine
Remifentanil
Sufentanil

CONTROLLED DRUG CLASS A – PSYCHOTROPICS (ACTIVE INGREDIENTS)

Acitretin
Alprazolam
Aripiprazole
Bromazepam
Buprenorphine
Butorphanol
Chlopromazine
Chlordiazepoxide
Clobazam
Clonazepam
Clorazepate
Diazepam
Dihydrocodeine
Droperidol
Flumazenil
Flupentixol
Fluphenazine
Haloperidol
Isotretinoin
Lorazepam
Medazepam
Mephenoxalone
Midazolam
Misoprostol
Nalbuphine
Olanzapine
Phenobarbitone
Pimozide
Prazepam
Prochlorperazine
Propofol
Prostaglandin
Quetiapine
Risperidone
Sulpiride
Sultopride
Temazepam
Thiopentone
Tiapride
Tramadol
Trfluoperazine
Zaleplon
Ziprasidone
Zolpidem
Zuclopenhtixol

CONTROLLED DRUG CLASS B (ACTIVE INGREDIENTS)

Amitriptyline
Baclofen
Benzhexol
Biperiden
Buspirone
Carisoprodol
Citalopram
Clomipramine
Codeine
Cyclobenzaprine
Dextromethorphan
Diphenoxylate
Dotheipin
Duloxetine
Escitalopram
Estradiol
Ethinylestradiol
Etonogestrel
Fluoxetine
Flupenthixol
Fluvoxamine
Imapramine
Isotretonin
Lithium Carbonate
Maprotiline
Menotrophin
Meserolone
Methocarbomol
Mianserin
Milnacipran
Minaprine
Mirtazapine
Moclobemide
Naltrexone
Nandrolone
Nefazodone
Norethisterone
Norethisterone
Norgetrol
Noscapine
Octreotide
Oestradiol
Opipramol
Orphenadrine
Oseltamivir
Oxazepam
Paroxetine
Pholcodine
Pimecrolimus
Procyclidine
Propoxyphene (with paracetamol)
Pyrisuccideanol
Reboxetine
Sertraline
Somatrophine
Testosterone
Ticlopidine
Tizanidine
Tretinoin
Trimipramine
Vecuronium
Venlafaxine

The following list shows some of the TRADE names of those controlled items that are registered as medicines in the UAE

NARCOTICS

Ketalar
Physeptone
Ritalin
Sosegon
Subutex
Ultiva

CONTROLLED DRUGS CLASS A – PSYCHOTROPICS

Abilify
Anexate
Arthrotec
Ativan
Barnetil
Buccastem
Clopixol
Cytotec
Deanxit
Dehydrobenzperidol
Demetrin
DHC continues
Dialag
Diapam
Diprivan
Dogmatil
Dormicum
Dorsilon
Frisium
Gardinal
Genprid
Haldol
Intraval
Largactil
Lexotanil
Limbitrol
Neotigason
Nobrium
Noctran
Nubain
Orap
Prolixin
Propess
Risperdal
Rivotril
Serenace
Seroquel
Sonata
Stadol
Stelazine
Stemetil
Stesolid
Stilnox
Tekam
Temgesic
Tiapridal
Tramal
Tramundin
Tranxene
Valium
Xanax
Zaldiar
Zeldox
Zyprexa

CONTROLLED DRUGS CLASS B

Banned substances in the UAE

A doctor’s prescription should be carried with any medication that is brought into the country.

Before you leave for the airport:

NARCOTIC (ACTIVE INGREDIENTS)

CONTROLLED DRUG CLASS A – PSYCHOTROPICS (ACTIVE INGREDIENTS)

CONTROLLED DRUG CLASS B (ACTIVE INGREDIENTS)

The following list shows some of the TRADE names of those controlled items that are registered as medicines in the UAE

NARCOTICS

CONTROLLED DRUGS CLASS A – PSYCHOTROPICS

CONTROLLED DRUGS CLASS B

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