Is Memantine legal in Mexico?
- Legal status
- Memantine is a prescription medicine (medicamento fraccion IV, receta), not a controlled substance: it holds COFEPRIS registro sanitario and is not listed as an estupefaciente or psicotropico under the Ley General de Salud.
- Consequences if caught
- Memantine attracts no controlled-substance penalty; sale outside the prescription channel is a health-regulation matter, not a narcotics offence.
- If prescribed or medical
- Prescribed for moderate-to-severe Alzheimer's disease.
- Documentation
- Memantine (Ebixa, Akatinol and generics) is entered in the COFEPRIS registro sanitario de medicamentos; carried lawfully with a prescription.
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