Legality
Buprenorphine legal status by country
Countries where the legal status of Buprenorphine has been confirmed against a primary source. Legal information, not legal advice; drug laws change, so confirm with the destination’s embassy or drug authority before you travel.
Confirmed legal status
Each row links to the full detail for Buprenorphine in that country, including consequences and the primary source.
- Aceh (Indonesia)In Aceh, buprenorphine is governed by national law as a Narkotika Golongan III substance (Law No. 35/2009) —...
- AustraliaBuprenorphine is a Schedule 8 (Controlled Drug) medicine under the Poisons Standard — the same schedule as...
- BahrainBuprenorphine is a controlled narcotic under Bahrain's Decree-Law No. 15 of 2007 — a lighter tier than...
- BangladeshBuprenorphine (Tidigesic) is a controlled substance under the Narcotics Control Act 2018 — internationally a...
- BrazilBuprenorphine is a controlled narcotic in Lista A of Portaria SVS/MS 344/1998 (dispensed on the yellow...
- BruneiBuprenorphine — internationally a 1971 Schedule III opioid, a lighter tier than methadone — is controlled in...
- CambodiaBuprenorphine is a controlled narcotic prescription medicine under Cambodia's Law on Drug Control (2011) in a...
- CanadaBuprenorphine is a Schedule I controlled substance under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, but unlike...
- ChinaBuprenorphine is a scheduled controlled opioid in China — internationally a 1971 Schedule III drug, a lighter...
- CubaBuprenorphine is a controlled substance under Cuba's Penal Code (Law No. 151/2022) and MINSAP...
- EgyptBuprenorphine is a controlled narcotic under Egypt's Anti-Narcotics Law No. 182 of 1960 — a lighter tier than...
- FranceBuprenorphine is assimilated to stupéfiants (narcotics) under the Code de la santé publique but sits in a...
- GermanyBuprenorphine is listed in Anlage III of the Narcotics Act (BtMG) — marketable and prescribable, but in a...
- GreeceBuprenorphine is a controlled narcotic under Greek drug law (Law 4139/2013) in a lighter tier than methadone;...
- IndiaBuprenorphine is a psychotropic scheduled under the NDPS Act 1985 — a lighter control tier than methadone (an...
- IndonesiaBuprenorphine is a Narkotika Golongan III substance under Law No. 35/2009 — a lighter tier than Golongan II...
- IranBuprenorphine is a controlled prescription opioid under Iran's narcotic-medicine regime — a 1971 Schedule III...
- IraqBuprenorphine is a controlled narcotic under Iraq's Narcotics & Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017 —...
- IrelandBuprenorphine is a Schedule 3 controlled drug under the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2017 — a lighter tier...
- ItalyBuprenorphine is a controlled medicine under DPR 309/1990 but in a lighter schedule tier than methadone; it...
- JapanBuprenorphine is a controlled psychotropic under the Narcotics and Psychotropics Control Act — a lighter tier...
- JordanBuprenorphine is a controlled narcotic under Jordan's Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances Law No. 23 of...
- KuwaitBuprenorphine is a controlled narcotic under Kuwait's narcotics law (Law No. 74 of 1983, as amended) — a...
- LaosBuprenorphine is a scheduled controlled psychotropic under Laos's Law on Narcotics (No. 10/NA, as amended) —...
- LibyaBuprenorphine is a controlled narcotic under Libya's narcotics law (Law No. 7 of 1990) — a lighter tier than...
- MalaysiaBuprenorphine — internationally a 1971 Schedule III opioid, a lighter tier than methadone — is a controlled...
- MaldivesBuprenorphine is a controlled prescription medicine under the Maldives Drug Act (Law No. 17/2011) — a 1971...
- MexicoBuprenorphine is a controlled narcotic under the General Health Law (Ley General de Salud) in a lighter...
- MyanmarBuprenorphine is a scheduled controlled substance under Myanmar's Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances...
- NetherlandsBuprenorphine is an Opium Act (Opiumwet) List I substance but in lighter practical handling than methadone;...
- New ZealandBuprenorphine is a Class C controlled drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975 (buprenorphine/naloxone) — a...
- NigeriaBuprenorphine is a controlled narcotic under Nigeria's NDLEA Act (Cap. N30) — a lighter tier than methadone;...
- OmanBuprenorphine is a controlled narcotic under Oman's Law on Narcotics & Psychotropic Substances (Royal Decree...
- PakistanBuprenorphine is a controlled psychotropic under the Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 — a lighter tier...
- PhilippinesBuprenorphine is a controlled dangerous drug under RA 9165 — internationally a 1971 Schedule III opioid, a...
- PolandBuprenorphine is a controlled narcotic under the Counteracting Drug Addiction Act (2005) in a lighter tier...
- PortugalBuprenorphine is a controlled narcotic in Tabela I of Decreto-Lei 15/93 but in a lighter access tier than...
- QatarBuprenorphine is a controlled narcotic under Qatar's Narcotic Drugs and Dangerous Psychotropic Substances Law...
- Saudi ArabiaBuprenorphine is a controlled narcotic under the Narcotics & Psychotropic Substances Law (Royal Decree M/39,...
- SingaporeBuprenorphine — internationally a 1971 Schedule III opioid, a lighter tier than methadone — is a Class A...
- South KoreaBuprenorphine is a controlled psychotropic under the Narcotics Control Act — a lighter tier than narcotic...
- South SudanBuprenorphine is a controlled medicine under South Sudan's Drug and Food Control Authority Act 2012 — a...
- SpainBuprenorphine is a controlled narcotic under Ley 17/1967 (estupefacientes list) but in a lighter access tier...
- Sri LankaBuprenorphine is a controlled prescription opioid under Sri Lanka's drug-control law — a lighter tier than...
- State of PalestineBuprenorphine is a controlled narcotic under the Palestinian narcotics regime (PA-administered West Bank;...
- SudanBuprenorphine is a controlled narcotic under Sudan's Narcotics & Psychotropic Substances Act 1994 — a lighter...
- SwedenBuprenorphine is a narcotic drug under the Narcotics Control Act (1968:64) in a lighter tier than methadone;...
- SwitzerlandBuprenorphine is a controlled narcotic under the Narcotics Act (BetmG, SR 812.121) in a lighter tier than...
- SyriaBuprenorphine is a controlled narcotic under Syria's Narcotics Law No. 2 of 1993 — a lighter tier than...
- TaiwanBuprenorphine is a lower-schedule controlled drug under the Narcotics Hazard Prevention Act — a lighter tier...
- ThailandBuprenorphine is a controlled opioid under Thailand's Narcotics Code B.E. 2564 (2021) — a lighter tier than...
- TurkeyBuprenorphine/naloxone (Suboxone) — internationally a 1971 Schedule III opioid, a lighter tier than methadone...
- United Arab EmiratesBuprenorphine is a controlled narcotic under Federal Decree-Law 30/2021 — a 1971 Schedule III opioid, a...
- United KingdomBuprenorphine is a Class C controlled drug (Misuse of Drugs Act 1971) in Schedule 3 of the Misuse of Drugs...
- VietnamBuprenorphine is a controlled List III psychotropic / special-control opioid under Vietnamese narcotics...
- YemenBuprenorphine is a controlled narcotic under Yemen's Narcotics & Psychotropic Substances Law No. 3 of 1993 —...
Not individually verified
For these 168 countries the governing national drug law is known and cited, but we have not verified that Buprenorphine specifically is scheduled under it. These are not legal answers and are deliberately not published as their own pages. Confirm with the country’s drug authority or your embassy.
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- American Samoa (US)
- Andorra
- Angola
- Anguilla (UK)
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Aruba (Netherlands)
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Belize
- Benin
- Bermuda (UK)
- Bhutan
- Bolivia
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Botswana
- British Virgin Islands (UK)
- Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cabo Verde
- Cameroon
- Caribbean Netherlands (BES)
- Cayman Islands (UK)
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Chile
- Colombia
- Comoros
- Congo
- Cook Islands
- Costa Rica
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Croatia
- Curaçao (Netherlands)
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Djibouti
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- DR Congo
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Falkland Islands (UK)
- Faroe Islands (Denmark)
- Fiji
- Finland
- French Polynesia (France)
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Georgia
- Ghana
- Gibraltar (UK)
- Grenada
- Guam (US)
- Guatemala
- Guernsey (UK Crown Dependency)
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Holy See
- Honduras
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Isle of Man (UK Crown Dependency)
- Israel
- Jamaica
- Jersey (UK Crown Dependency)
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kiribati
- Kosovo
- Kyrgyzstan
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macau
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Malta
- Marshall Islands
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Micronesia
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Montserrat (UK)
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Nauru
- Nepal
- New Caledonia (France)
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- North Korea
- North Macedonia
- Northern Mariana Islands (US)
- Norway
- Palau
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Puerto Rico (US)
- Romania
- Russia
- Rwanda
- Saint Helena (UK)
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Samoa
- San Marino
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Sint Maarten (Netherlands)
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Solomon Islands
- Somalia
- South Africa
- Suriname
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Timor-Leste
- Togo
- Tonga
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Turkmenistan
- Turks and Caicos Islands (UK)
- Tuvalu
- U.S. Virgin Islands (US)
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan
- Vanuatu
- Venezuela
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe