Is Pregabalin legal in Moldova?

Legal status

Pregabalin is not on Moldova's narcotic and psychotropic lists, and this cell states that as a finding rather than as a gap. The repair searched Hotărârea Guvernului nr. 79/2006 for "pregabalin", "PREGABALIN" and accepted no list row, then went on to record the body of rules that does reach the substance, which is Legea nr. 1409/1997 cu privire la medicamente, described in the record as pregabalin medicinal product controls. That placement is held as record MOL-78. This row and the gabapentin row were kept as two separate records rather than resolved as one class, which is the opposite of how the same repair handled its two group slugs, and the difference is not explained anywhere in it. Being outside the narcotics lists is not being outside the law, and nothing here says the substance may be carried or supplied freely. Legea nr. 382/1999 cu privire la circulaţia substanţelor stupefiante, psihotrope şi a precursorilor and the decision made under it govern listed substances; this row is answered by different legislation. Read as at 20 September 2026, against the official consolidated record of the decision.

Consequences if caught

Capital exposure: none. Moldova provides no death penalty for a drug offence, and Article 217¹ of the Codul penal does not provide life imprisonment either, so the top of the scale is a term of years. The fifteen year ceiling at Article 217¹(4) is not the route for this row. Article 217¹ reaches substances carried on the lists approved by Hotărârea Guvernului nr. 79/2006, and record MOL-78 places this one outside them after searching "pregabalin", "PREGABALIN". Stating the narcotics ceiling as this row's exposure would be a cell arguing against its own finding, which is why the ceiling is named and then set aside rather than repeated as though it applied. The repair did not transcribe the penalty provisions of the regime it did name, so no figure is stated here either. What attaches instead runs through the medicines law, and the repair kept this row and its close analogue as two separate records rather than resolving them as one class. [Likely] Carried forward from the published entry and not re-derived from statute in this pass: The ceiling is 15 years. Criminal Code article 217 with a superscript one, subsection (4), provides a term of seven to fifteen years.

If prescribed or medical

Moldova states its traveller rule at country level rather than substance by substance. A scheduled medicine has to satisfy Legea nr. 1409/1997 cu privire la medicamente together with the prescription, packaging, import and customs rules, and a criminal quantity band under Hotărârea Guvernului nr. 79/2006 is not a lawful traveller allowance. Record MOL-78 places this row outside those lists, under Legea nr. 1409/1997 cu privire la medicamente, so the narcotics layer does not sit on top of a prescription for it and the general medicines law is what governs supply. The repair records no traveller rule written about this substance, so that half of the question is deferred here rather than answered, with the placement attached so a reader can see what is and is not settled. Do not read the placement as permission to carry a supply without the prescription and the dispensing packaging. The route is the general medicines one, and the repair kept this row separate from its close analogue rather than treating them as one, so each has to be asked about on its own.

Documentation

Carry the paperwork the separate regime asks for rather than narcotics paperwork, because record MOL-78 places this row under Legea nr. 1409/1997 cu privire la medicamente and not on the lists. For a medicinal product that means the prescription and the original dispensing packaging; for a product controlled by excise, labelling or product safety rules it means quantity and declaration limits that this repair did not audit. Confirm with the Moldovan authority for that regime before you travel. Provenance follows. The controlling text is Hotărârea Guvernului nr. 79/2006, read in the official consolidated record on 20 September 2026 through the legislation portal legis.md, with the first and final annex headings and the final available amendment page checked. The searched terms for this row were "pregabalin", "PREGABALIN", and the record describes the reaching regime as pregabalin medicinal product controls. Carry the prescription and the original dispensing packaging, and ask about this substance by name rather than by analogy with its close relative, which the repair recorded separately.

Drug laws and enforcement change and vary within a country. This is not legal advice. Always confirm with Moldova’s embassy or official drug authority before traveling; penalties can be severe, including imprisonment.