Is Ketamine legal in Brazil?
- Legal status
- Controlled substance under Portaria SVS/MS nº 344/1998 (ANVISA), Brazil's federal drug-control ordinance; the exact list placement is left to confirmation against the current ordinance.
- Consequences if caught
- Non-medical use or supply is unlawful; drug offences are prosecuted under Lei nº 11.343/2006.
- If prescribed or medical
- Restricted to veterinary anaesthetic use under controlled prescription; human use is not authorised outside that channel.
- Documentation
- Carry the prescription; for controlled medicines carry the ANVISA prescription notification (notificação de receita); keep medicines in original packaging. Importing controlled medicines requires ANVISA authorisation.
- Portaria SVS/MS nº 344/1998 (ANVISA)
- Lei nº 11.343/2006
- unodc.org
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