Diazepam legal status by country

Countries where the legal status of Diazepam 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.

49 confirmed countries175 not individually verifiedLatest source July 14, 2026

Confirmed legal status

Each row links to the full detail for Diazepam in that country, including consequences and the primary source.

Aceh (Indonesia)Diazepam is governed in Aceh by national law as a Psikotropika Golongan IV substance (Law No. 5/1997); the...
AustraliaDiazepam is a Schedule 4 (Prescription Only) medicine under the Poisons Standard (SUSMP).
BahrainDiazepam is a Second-Group psychotropic substance (Table 4) of Bahrain's Decree-Law No. 15 of 2007 on...
BangladeshDiazepam is a lower-class psychotropic/sedative under the Narcotics Control Act 2018 (below Class 'Ka'/A).
BrazilDiazepam is in List B1 of Portaria SVS/MS 344/1998 — dispensed on a blue 'Notificação de Receita B' (30-day...
BruneiDiazepam is expressly named as a Class D drug (the lowest of four classes) in the First Schedule Part IIIA of...
CambodiaDiazepam is regulated as a controlled psychotropic prescription medicine under Cambodia's Law on Drug Control...
CanadaDiazepam is a Schedule IV controlled substance (Controlled Drugs and Substances Act) and a 'targeted...
CubaDiazepam is captured generically by Cuba's Penal Code (Law 151/2022) and controlled-substance rules covering...
EgyptDiazepam is a Schedule IV prescription-only medicine (MoH Decree 301/1976 under Law 182/1960) — a...
FranceDiazepam is a Liste I prescription medicine (substances vénéneuses, Code de la santé publique) — a national...
GermanyDiazepam is listed in Anlage III of the Narcotics Act (BtMG); oral forms up to 10 mg per dosage unit fall...
GreeceDiazepam is a Table Δ (D) psychotropic under Law 4139/2013 (amending the Drug Code); supplied under EOF...
IndiaDiazepam is both a Schedule H1 prescription drug and a psychotropic scheduled under the NDPS Act 1985, with a...
IndonesiaDiazepam is a Psikotropika Golongan IV substance (individually named) under Law No. 5/1997 — the lowest...
IranDiazepam is a controlled psychotropic medicine under Iran's Psychotropic Substances (Ravangardan) Law of 1975...
IrelandDiazepam is in Schedule 4 Part 1 of the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2017 (S.I. 173/2017); since 2017...
ItalyDiazepam is in the 'Tabella dei medicinali' of DPR 309/90 — oral forms in Sezione E (repeatable prescription,...
JapanDiazepam is a Schedule IV psychotropic under the Narcotics and Psychotropics Control Act.
JordanDiazepam is a scheduled psychotropic prescription medicine under Jordan's Drug Law No. 11 of 1988 (as amended...
KuwaitDiazepam is a Schedule 4 psychotropic substance under Kuwait's Decree-Law No. 159 of 2025 on Combating...
LaosDiazepam is handled under Laos's general controlled-psychotropic regime (Law on Narcotics No. 10/NA, as...
MalaysiaDiazepam is a psychotropic under the Poisons Act 1952 (Third Schedule) — the entry captures substances...
MaldivesDiazepam is a registered prescription medicine in the Schedule 2 (medical-utility) tier under the Drugs Act...
MexicoDiazepam is a psychotropic under Article 245 fracción III of the General Health Law (Ley General de Salud);...
NetherlandsDiazepam is a List II psychotropic under the Opium Act (Opiumwet), and is also regulated as a medicine under...
New ZealandDiazepam is a Class C controlled drug (Schedule 3, Misuse of Drugs Act 1975), also regulated under the...
NigeriaDiazepam is a psychotropic substance (1971 Schedule IV) under the NDLEA Act (Cap. N30), ss.19–20.
OmanDiazepam is a Controlled Drug on the psychotropic tier under Oman's Royal Decree 17/99 (Law on Combating...
PakistanDiazepam is a Schedule-I psychotropic substance under the Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (penalties...
PhilippinesDiazepam is a controlled dangerous drug under RA 9165 (Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act 2002), listed as a...
PolandDiazepam is a psychotropic in group IV-P under the Counteracting Drug Addiction Act (2005) —...
PortugalDiazepam is a psychotropic in Tabela IV of Decreto-Lei 15/93; personal use is decriminalised (Lei 30/2000)...
QatarControlled psychotropic under Law 9/1987 (amended 16/2023), Table 2 (controlled psychotropic medicines);...
Saudi ArabiaControlled psychotropic under Royal Decree M/39 (2005), Schedule 2 (psychotropic substances), Category D —...
SingaporeDiazepam is a prescription-only 'poison' under the Poisons Act (Cap. 234) and its Rules; it is NOT listed on...
South KoreaDiazepam is a controlled psychotropic substance under the Narcotics Control Act.
South SudanDiazepam is regulated as a medicine under South Sudan's Drug and Food Control Authority Act 2012; it is not a...
SpainDiazepam is a List IV psychotropic (1971 Convention) under Real Decreto 2829/1977 — an ordinary medical...
Sri LankaDiazepam is a prescription-only psychotropic (Schedule IIB, Cosmetics, Devices and Drugs Act No. 27 of 1980)...
SwedenDiazepam is a narcotic drug in förteckning IV under the Narcotics Control Act (1968:64) and LVFS 2011:10 —...
SwitzerlandDiazepam is in Verzeichnis b (partially exempted narcotics) under the Narcotics Act (BetmG, SR 812.121); an...
TaiwanDiazepam is a Category 4 (Schedule 4) controlled drug under the Narcotics Hazard Prevention Act and the...
ThailandDiazepam is a Category 4 psychotropic substance under the Narcotics Code B.E. 2564 (2021).
TurkeyDiazepam is a controlled psychotropic (1971 Convention) dispensed on a green prescription (yeşil reçete)...
United Arab EmiratesControlled psychotropic (MOHAP Controlled Drug, CD) under Federal Decree-Law 30/2021, corresponding to the...
United KingdomDiazepam is a Class C controlled drug (Misuse of Drugs Act 1971), placed in Schedule 4 Part I of the Misuse...
VietnamDiazepam is a List III psychotropic (benzodiazepine group) under Decree 57/2022/NĐ-CP (carried into Decree...
YemenDiazepam is a scheduled psychotropic prescription medicine under Yemen's narcotics and psychotropics law...

Not individually verified

For these 175 countries the governing national drug law is known and cited, but we have not verified that Diazepam 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.

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