Is Scopolamine (Devil's Breath) legal in Saudi Arabia?
- Legal status
- Scopolamine (hyoscine) is a registered medicine, not a controlled drug: hyoscine (scopolamine) butylbromide is entered in the Saudi Food and Drug Authority drug registry and on the national Essential Medicines list, and is not a scheduled narcotic or psychotropic.
- Consequences if caught
- Scopolamine sits outside Saudi Arabia's narcotics-control regime, so its severe controlled-drug penalties do not reach this approved medicine; unauthorised supply is a medicines-regulation matter.
- If prescribed or medical
- Hyoscine (scopolamine) butylbromide is dispensed for gastrointestinal and genitourinary spasm; injectable hyoscine butylbromide is on the essential-medicines list for clinical use.
- Documentation
- Hyoscine (scopolamine) butylbromide is listed as a registered product by the SFDA; travellers carry it lawfully with a prescription/dispensing label.
Drug laws and enforcement change and vary within a country. This is not legal advice. Always confirm with Saudi Arabia’s embassy or official drug authority before traveling; penalties can be severe, including imprisonment.
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