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Transitting through Dubai airport with a controlled drug?

  • 28-03-2017 9:22pm
    #1
    athtrasna
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    I'm travelling in a few weeks and will be going via Dubai both ways. I take a painkiller which is listed as "Controlled Drug A" by the Ministry of Health in the UAE.

    I've been on the embassy site and the Ministry of Health website. The confusion I have is that in the notes it's grouped with Narcotics (CdA & Narcotics) but the directions refer to narcotics specifically. Those directions say I would need prior approval from the MoH, a prescription, a doctor's letter and a letter of permission from the Department of Health/HSE here, if it was a narcotic. But it's not.

    Will a doctor's letter/prescription be enough? I'll be gone for a while so can't manage without and if a weaker painkiller worked I wouldn't be on the strong stuff ;)

    Embassy directed me to MoH and the MoH have not responded to my emails.


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  • #2
    Steve
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,584 ✭✭✭✭Steve


    If you bring your prescription and medical records, can you not obtain it at your destination?

    I don't think you should rely on anything posted here if you could end up in jail for it.


  • #3
    ScouseMouse
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,070 ✭✭✭ScouseMouse


    Be very careful here. I was in Dubai at christmas and was warned not to bring any codeine based drugs. I have a prescription for Soldadeine and was advised to leave it at home.

    Allegedly, someone high up got addicted to it in the past.


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