Legality
Zolpidem legal status by country
Countries where the legal status of Zolpidem 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 Zolpidem in that country, including consequences and the primary source.
- AustraliaZolpidem is a Schedule 4 (Prescription Only Medicine) substance in the Poisons Standard (SUSMP), consistent...
- BahrainZolpidem is a Second-Group psychotropic substance (Table 4) of Bahrain's Decree-Law No. 15 of 2007 on...
- BrazilZolpidem is a List B1 psychotropic under Anvisa Portaria SVS/MS 344/1998, transposing its 1971 Convention...
- CanadaZolpidem is a controlled targeted substance in Canada, listed as a Class 1 targeted substance under the...
- ChinaZolpidem is a Class II (second-category) psychotropic drug in China, transposing its 1971 Convention Schedule...
- FranceZolpidem is a prescription hypnotic to which France applies part of the narcotics (stupefiants) prescribing...
- GermanyZolpidem is a prescription-only medicine (verschreibungspflichtig) listed under the...
- GreeceZolpidem is a controlled psychotropic prescription hypnotic in Greece, listed in the national psychotropic...
- IndiaZolpidem is a Schedule H1 prescription drug under the Drugs and Cosmetics Rules (retained in Schedule H1 by...
- IndonesiaZolpidem is a controlled psychotropic prescription hypnotic in Indonesia (psikotropika), transposing its 1971...
- IrelandZolpidem is a controlled drug under the Misuse of Drugs Acts, scheduled as a Schedule 4 psychotropic...
- ItalyZolpidem is a prescription medicine entered in the Italian Tabella dei medicinali (the annex to the Testo...
- JapanZolpidem is a designated psychotropic under Japan's Narcotics and Psychotropics Control Law, transposing its...
- KuwaitZolpidem is a Schedule 4 psychotropic substance under Kuwait's Decree-Law No. 159 of 2025 on Combating...
- MalaysiaZolpidem is a controlled psychotropic prescription hypnotic in Malaysia, regulated under the Poisons...
- MexicoZolpidem is a Group IV psychotropic under Article 245 of the Ley General de Salud, transposing its 1971...
- NetherlandsZolpidem is a prescription-only medicine (UR-geneesmiddel) and a controlled hypnotic transposing the 1971...
- New ZealandZolpidem is a Class C5 controlled drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975, inserted by the Misuse of Drugs...
- OmanZolpidem is a Controlled Drug on the psychotropic tier under Oman's Royal Decree 17/99 (Law on Combating...
- PhilippinesZolpidem is a regulated dangerous-drug preparation under Philippine Dangerous Drugs Board rules (a listed...
- PolandZolpidem is a controlled psychotropic prescription hypnotic in Poland, listed in the group IV-P psychotropic...
- PortugalZolpidem is a controlled psychotropic prescription medicine in Portugal, listed in Tabela IV of Decreto-Lei...
- QatarControlled psychotropic under Law 9/1987 (amended 16/2023), Table 2 (controlled psychotropic medicines) for...
- Saudi ArabiaZolpidem is a controlled medicine in Saudi Arabia regulated by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority through its...
- SingaporeZolpidem is a psychotropic substance regulated by the Health Sciences Authority, transposing its 1971...
- South KoreaZolpidem is a controlled psychotropic medicine under South Korea's Act on the Control of Narcotics,...
- SpainZolpidem is a controlled psychotropic prescription medicine in Spain, listed in Lista IV of the...
- SwedenZolpidem is a controlled narcotic-classed medicine (narkotika) in Sweden, listed in Forteckning IV of the...
- SwitzerlandZolpidem is a controlled substance in Switzerland, listed in Verzeichnis b of the controlled-substances...
- TaiwanZolpidem is a Schedule 4 controlled drug in Taiwan, transposing its 1971 Convention Schedule IV status;...
- ThailandZolpidem is a Category 2 psychotropic substance under Thai psychotropic-substances law (a recognised medicine...
- TurkeyZolpidem is a controlled prescription hypnotic in Turkey dispensed on a green prescription (yesil recete),...
- United Arab EmiratesZolpidem is a controlled medicine in the UAE, listed on the controlled-medicines schedule administered by the...
- United KingdomZolpidem is a controlled drug: Class C under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 and Schedule 4 Part I of the Misuse...
Not individually verified
For these 190 countries the governing national drug law is known and cited, but we have not verified that Zolpidem 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
- Egypt
- 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
- Iran
- Iraq
- Isle of Man (UK Crown Dependency)
- Israel
- Jamaica
- Jersey (UK Crown Dependency)
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kiribati
- Kosovo
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macau
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Maldives
- Mali
- Malta
- Marshall Islands
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- 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
- Pakistan
- Palau
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay
- Peru
- 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