Is Hydrocodone legal in Singapore?
- Legal status
- Hydrocodone is a Class A controlled drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1973; it is not marketed in Singapore and is NOT named in the capital Second Schedule (which lists morphine, diamorphine and opium), so it carries no drug-named death threshold and is not death-eligible (confirmed).
- Consequences if caught
- Unauthorised possession or consumption of a Class A drug carries imprisonment and/or caning and trafficking is heavily penalised — but hydrocodone is absent from the capital Second Schedule, so the mandatory-death trafficking tier does not attach to it.
- If prescribed or medical
- No marketed Singapore hydrocodone product; a Class A opioid is dispensed only under controlled-drug authority.
- Documentation
- Carry a prescription and keep the medicine in original packaging; declare controlled medicines on the HSA personal-medication check.
Drug laws and enforcement change and vary within a country. This is not legal advice. Always confirm with Singapore’s embassy or official drug authority before traveling; penalties can be severe, including imprisonment.
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