Cyprus · Prescription medication
Escitalopram (Cipralex / Lexapro) on a flight to Cyprus
What is written here comes from the official source we verified, with the quote and the date it was checked. What has not been verified says so.
This record was researched for a trip departing from Israel. Flying from somewhere else? Mention it in the initial eligibility check — parts of the answer may differ.
This page in Hebrew: עברית
There is a route to this destination — and we go through it with you.
We explain the options, settle with you which one fits, prepare the documents and check them. We file on your behalf where that is possible; whatever only you can do, you receive ready in hand.
The bottom line
- How much you may take
- Not yet verified
- Which documents
- Not yet verified
- When to start
- The source sets no advance-time requirement · our accompaniment: 21–30 business days
What is required to enter Cyprus
- Permitted quantity
- Not yet verified
- Approving body
- Not yet verified
- Translation
- Not yet verified
- Notary
- Not yet verified
- Advance time required
- The source sets no advance-time requirement
- Filing by someone else
- Not yet verified
- What is required of you
- You hand us the documents you already have, and nothing more
Where people actually come unstuck
Every line here is a failure documented in this record — not a scenario we made up.
2 documented failure points are recorded for this destination and medication in Hebrew. We do not machine-translate our records — the full text is on the Hebrew version of this page.
How to prepare properly
You fly with your own medication from home, with a document file ready to present at the border.
- You upload the documentsThe licence and prescription you already have, through a secure link.
- We put the file togetherTranslating and arranging it in the format presented at the border.
- The file reaches youPrinted and scanned, with an explanation of what to take out and when.
Frequently asked questions
How much escitalopram may I take to Cyprus?
Which documents are needed?
Do I need a notarised translation?
How long before the flight should I start?
Can someone else handle this for me?
Want to go through this together?
We explain the options, settle with you which one fits, prepare the documents and check them. We file on your behalf where that is possible; whatever only you can do, you receive ready in hand.
An initial eligibility check at no cost. We go over your case, tell you which routes exist for this destination, what each of them requires of you and how long it takes — and you decide whether to continue.
The sources
Every claim on this page rests on one of these. The quote is verbatim, in the language of the source.
issues permits for visitors bringing 'small quantities of internationally controlled medicinal products for their personal treatment,'https://www.moh.gov.cy/moh/phs/phs.nsf/drugsphych_en/drugsphych_en
Not reliable / discretionary — secondary travel/expat guides consistently say non-EU prescriptions are "not automatically honoured" and that obtaining a local doctor's prescription is the safer path, though some pharmacies may accept a foreign prescription informally.
A document we received directly — there is no public link.
no country-specific verbatim quote obtained in this pass
A document we received directly — there is no public link.
Last updated: — the date the source was verified, not a publication date.