Is Adderall legal in Italy?
- Legal status
- Adderall (mixed amphetamine salts) has no separate legal identity — it is regulated AS amphetamine: controlled substance in Tabella I / medicinali Sezione A under DPR 309/1990; dispensed on the ministerial narcotic prescription (max 30 days).
- Consequences if caught
- Personal use: administrative sanctions (art. 75); dealing (art. 73) 6–20 years.
- If prescribed or medical
- Available on the special prescription; carry a Schengen Art. 75 certificate for personal supply.
- Documentation
- For personal patient travel within Schengen, carry a Schengen Article 75 certificate for medical cannabis or narcotics, plus the prescription; keep medicines in original packaging.
- DPR 309/1990, Tabella I / medicinali Sez. A
- salute.gov.it
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