Is Pregabalin legal in Greece?
- Legal status
- Pregabalin is a prescription-only medicine in Greece under EOF control and is not placed on the narcotic tables of Law 4139/2013 — it is dispensed as an ordinary gabapentinoid prescription rather than a controlled narcotic medicine.
- Consequences if caught
- Supply without authorisation is a medicines offence; it is not prosecuted under the narcotic-table possession penalties.
- If prescribed or medical
- Prescribed as an ordinary prescription-only medicine under EOF control.
- Documentation
- Carry the original prescription and original packaging with a personal supply; no narcotic-table travel authorisation is required.
Drug laws and enforcement change and vary within a country. This is not legal advice. Always confirm with Greece’s embassy or official drug authority before traveling; penalties can be severe, including imprisonment.
Before you travel
Verify current rules with the destination country’s official drug authority and your own country’s embassy before traveling. Find the destination’s U.S. embassy & official country guidance →
Non-U.S. travelers: check your own government’s travel advisory and embassy.
If you’re detained or arrested abroad
Contact your own country’s embassy or consulate in the destination immediately — not the destination’s authorities. U.S. citizens: contact the nearest U.S. embassy/consulate and the U.S. State Department at +1-202-501-4444 (from abroad). If a U.S. citizen is arrested or detained abroad →