Legality
Pregabalin legal status by country
Countries where the legal status of Pregabalin has been confirmed against a primary source. Legal information, not legal advice; drug laws change, so confirm with the destination’s embassy or drug authority before you travel.
Confirmed legal status
Each row links to the full detail for Pregabalin in that country, including consequences and the primary source.
- AustraliaPregabalin is a Schedule 4 (Prescription Only) medicine under the Poisons Standard (SUSMP), the status it has...
- BahrainPregabalin is a controlled prescription medicine in Bahrain under Law 15/2007 on Narcotics and the NHRA...
- BrazilPregabalin is a controlled 'special-control' medicine in list C1 of ANVISA Portaria 344/98 — dispensed on a...
- CanadaPregabalin is a prescription (Schedule D / prescription-drug) medicine under the Food and Drugs Act and is...
- ChinaPregabalin is a prescription (Rx) medicine in China and is NOT listed in the national narcotic-drug or...
- EgyptPregabalin is a controlled narcotic-scheduled medicine in Egypt — added to paragraph (D) of Schedule No. 3 of...
- FrancePregabalin (Lyrica et génériques) is a Liste I prescription medicine that, since 24 May 2021, must partly...
- GermanyPregabalin is a prescription-only medicine (verschreibungspflichtig) under the AMG/AMVV and is deliberately...
- GreecePregabalin is a prescription-only medicine in Greece under EOF control and is not placed on the narcotic...
- IndiaPregabalin was moved into Schedule H1 of the Drugs Rules, 1945 by MoHFW gazette notification on 20 May 2026 —...
- IndonesiaPregabalin is a prescription-only 'hard drug' (Obat Keras) in Indonesia and is NOT a narcotic (Law 35/2009)...
- IranPregabalin is a nationally controlled prescription medicine in Iran, regulated by the Iran Food and Drug...
- IrelandPregabalin is a prescription-only medicine (POM) in Ireland and — unlike the neighbouring UK — has NOT been...
- ItalyPregabalin is a prescription-only medicine (ricetta ripetibile, RR) in Italy and is NOT placed in the...
- JapanPregabalin is an ordinary prescription (ethical) medicine under the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Act...
- JordanPregabalin is a restricted controlled prescription medicine in Jordan — the Jordan Food and Drug...
- KuwaitPregabalin is a controlled prescription medicine in Kuwait under the national narcotics/controlled-medicines...
- MalaysiaPregabalin is a prescription poison (Group B) under the Poisons Act 1952 and is NOT scheduled under the...
- NetherlandsPregabalin is a prescription-only medicine (uitsluitend recept, UR) under the Geneesmiddelenwet and is NOT...
- New ZealandPregabalin is a prescription medicine under the Medicines Act 1981 and is NOT a controlled drug under the...
- OmanPregabalin is a controlled prescription medicine in Oman under MOH controlled-medicines rules, requiring a...
- PakistanPregabalin is a DRAP-registered prescription medicine in Pakistan and, amid documented abuse, is regulated...
- PolandPregabalin is a prescription medicine (Rp) in Poland and is NOT placed on the narcotic/psychotropic schedules...
- PortugalPregabalin is a prescription-only medicine (MSRM) in Portugal and is NOT listed in the...
- QatarPregabalin is a controlled prescription medicine in Qatar regulated by the MOPH Pharmacy and Drug Control...
- Saudi ArabiaPregabalin is a controlled prescription drug in Saudi Arabia — the SFDA reclassified it as a controlled...
- SingaporePregabalin is a Prescription-Only Medicine (POM) under Singapore's Health Products Act and is NOT a...
- South KoreaPregabalin is a prescription (ETC) medicine in South Korea and is NOT classified as a controlled narcotic or...
- SpainPregabalin is a prescription-only medicine (medicamento sujeto a receta médica) in Spain and is NOT scheduled...
- SwedenPregabalin is narcotic-classified (narkotikaklassad) in Sweden — placed in förteckning V of the Medical...
- SwitzerlandPregabalin is a prescription-only medicine in Swissmedic dispensing category B and is NOT entered in the...
- TaiwanPregabalin is a prescription medicine in Taiwan and is NOT scheduled under the Controlled Drugs Hazard...
- ThailandPregabalin is a prescription-only 'dangerous drug' (ยาอันตราย) under Thailand's Drug Act and is NOT scheduled...
- TurkeyPregabalin is a controlled prescription medicine in Turkey under MoH/TİTCK monitoring — its dispensing was...
- United Arab EmiratesPregabalin is a scheduled controlled medicine in the UAE under Federal Decree-Law 30/2021 and the Emirates...
- United KingdomPregabalin (Lyrica) is a Class C controlled drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 and sits in Schedule 3 of...
Not individually verified
For these 188 countries the governing national drug law is known and cited, but we have not verified that Pregabalin specifically is scheduled under it. These are not legal answers and are deliberately not published as their own pages. Confirm with the country’s drug authority or your embassy.
- Aceh (Indonesia)
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- American Samoa (US)
- Andorra
- Angola
- Anguilla (UK)
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Aruba (Netherlands)
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bahamas
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Belize
- Benin
- Bermuda (UK)
- Bhutan
- Bolivia
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Botswana
- British Virgin Islands (UK)
- Brunei
- Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cabo Verde
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Caribbean Netherlands (BES)
- Cayman Islands (UK)
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Chile
- Colombia
- Comoros
- Congo
- Cook Islands
- Costa Rica
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Croatia
- Cuba
- Curaçao (Netherlands)
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Djibouti
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- DR Congo
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Falkland Islands (UK)
- Faroe Islands (Denmark)
- Fiji
- Finland
- French Polynesia (France)
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Georgia
- Ghana
- Gibraltar (UK)
- Grenada
- Guam (US)
- Guatemala
- Guernsey (UK Crown Dependency)
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Holy See
- Honduras
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Iraq
- Isle of Man (UK Crown Dependency)
- Israel
- Jamaica
- Jersey (UK Crown Dependency)
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kiribati
- Kosovo
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macau
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Maldives
- Mali
- Malta
- Marshall Islands
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Mexico
- Micronesia
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Montserrat (UK)
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Myanmar
- Namibia
- Nauru
- Nepal
- New Caledonia (France)
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- Nigeria
- North Korea
- North Macedonia
- Northern Mariana Islands (US)
- Norway
- Palau
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Puerto Rico (US)
- Romania
- Russia
- Rwanda
- Saint Helena (UK)
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Samoa
- San Marino
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Sint Maarten (Netherlands)
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Solomon Islands
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Sri Lanka
- State of Palestine
- Sudan
- Suriname
- Syria
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Timor-Leste
- Togo
- Tonga
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Turkmenistan
- Turks and Caicos Islands (UK)
- Tuvalu
- U.S. Virgin Islands (US)
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan
- Vanuatu
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe