Is Ketamine legal in Italy?
- Legal status
- Scheduled narcotic-medicine — listed in the Tabella dei medicinali, Sezione A under art. 14 of DPR 309/1990 (highest-abuse-potential authorised medicines).
- Consequences if caught
- Unlawful possession or dealing is punishable under DPR 309/1990 (art. 73 ff.), with higher penalties for supply and trafficking.
- If prescribed or medical
- Available as a prescription anaesthetic dispensed on the special narcotic prescription.
- Documentation
- For personal patient travel within Schengen, carry a Schengen Article 75 certificate for medical cannabis or narcotics, plus the prescription; keep medicines in original packaging.
- DPR 309/1990, Tabella dei medicinali Sezione A (art. 14)
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