Is Hydrocodone legal in Malaysia?
- Legal status
- Hydrocodone is a controlled dangerous drug under the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952; it is not marketed in Malaysia and is NOT among the s.37(da) named trafficking-presumption weights (which cover only heroin/morphine/monoacetylmorphine at 15 g or more), so its drug-specific capital tier is left to confirmation.
- Consequences if caught
- Trafficking under s.39B is death-eligible (discretionary death or 30–40 years plus at least 12 strokes since the 2023 reform), but the 15 g presumption does not name hydrocodone; unauthorised handling is otherwise penalised under the Act.
- If prescribed or medical
- No marketed Malaysian hydrocodone product; a dangerous-drug opioid is dispensed only under controlled-drug authority.
- Documentation
- Carry a prescription and original packaging; obtain any required import approval for controlled medicines.
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