Is Modafinil legal in Philippines?
- Legal status
- Prescription-only (FDA) — NOT scheduled as a dangerous drug under RA 9165.
- Consequences if caught
- Possession without a valid prescription is a regulatory violation; no capital exposure (death penalty abolished RA 9346/2006; also not scheduled).
- If prescribed or medical
- Carry the prescription; import may need PDEA/FDA clearance.
- Documentation
- Carry a valid prescription for any controlled medicine; an unlawful or fraudulent prescription is itself penalised under RA 9165. Foreigners receive no leniency.
- Not scheduled under RA 9165
- RA 9346 (2006)
- officialgazette.gov.ph
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