Egypt · Prescription medication
Codeine combinations (co-codamol / Tylenol with Codeine / Rokacet Plus) on a flight to Egypt
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
This cannot be brought into this destination. Not with a licence, and not with a form.
This is not a gap in our information — there is an explicit prohibition in an official source, and enforcement is real. Do not try. What matters before the flight is set out below, and if there is an alternative way to receive the treatment at the destination — that too.
The bottom line
- How much you may take
- 0 days of treatment (full rule recorded in Hebrew only)
- Which documents
- Not yet verified
- When to start
- Not yet verified
What the source says about Egypt
- Permitted quantity
- 0 days of treatment (full rule recorded in Hebrew only)
- Approving body
- Recorded in Hebrew only
- Translation
- Not yet verified
- Notary
- Not yet verified
- Advance time required
- Not yet verified
In this record, the quantity rule and the approving body are written in Hebrew. We do not machine-translate our records — the full text is on the Hebrew version of this page.
Where people actually come unstuck
Every line here is a failure documented in this record — not a scenario we made up.
6 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.
Frequently asked questions
How much codeine may I take to Egypt?
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How long before the flight should I start?
The sources
Every claim on this page rests on one of these. The quote is verbatim, in the language of the source.
The pharmacy law no. 127 issued in 1955 and Anti-narcotic law no. 182 issued in 1960, regulate the importation of medicines (narcotics, psychotropic, general & any controlled medicine) to Egypt.https://egyptconsulatesydney.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Traveling-to-Egypt-With-Medications.pdf
There are rules about bringing medicines into Egypt. Many medicines can be brought with you into Egypt as long as they are for personal use. Some require a permit and others cannot be brought with you at all.https://egyptconsulatesydney.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Traveling-to-Egypt-With-Medications.pdf
CONTROLLED DRUGS UNDER NATIONAL CONTROL SCHEDULE (3)https://egyptconsulatesydney.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Traveling-to-Egypt-With-Medications.pdf
Codeinehttps://egyptconsulatesydney.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Traveling-to-Egypt-With-Medications.pdf
Any pharmaceutical preparation contains any drugs or substances listed in schedules 1 & 3 (a, b & d) the anti-narcotic law no. 182 issued in 1960, Cannot be carried by travelers to Egypt even if their use is permitted in the country of departure (Annex I).https://egyptconsulatesydney.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Traveling-to-Egypt-With-Medications.pdf
In addition, any medicinal (pharmaceutical) products, mixture, extract and any other compound containing any of the substances present in the previous table or its' salts, isomers, esters, ethers or salts of ester and ethers of this substanceshttps://egyptconsulatesydney.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Traveling-to-Egypt-With-Medications.pdf
Including all stereoisomers, ethers and esters, isomers & salts for all substances in schedule (1)https://egyptconsulatesydney.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Traveling-to-Egypt-With-Medications.pdf
You may need permission from Egypt's Ministry of Health before you arrive. If you do not have prior permission or the required documentation, you will not be allowed to take the medication into Egypt and you may be prosecuted.https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/egypt/health
Any personal medicines carried by travelers will be subjected to the inspection by the Ministry of Health Inspectors, Customs department at the port of entry in to Egypt.https://egyptconsulatesydney.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Traveling-to-Egypt-With-Medications.pdf
British tourist gets 3-year sentence in Egypt on drug smuggling chargehttps://www.cnn.com/2017/12/26/middleeast/laura-plummer-egypt-tramadol
certain medications may be subject to international control or regulatory measures that vary from one country to anotherhttps://edaegypt.gov.eg/en/media-center/announcements/egyptian-drug-authority-issues-alert-for-travelers-regarding-controlled-medications-before-heading-abroad/
Export approval for personal use is issued for a quantity sufficient for a three-month treatment.https://edaegypt.gov.eg/en/about-us/home-page-services/home-page-services/personal-export-service/
Last updated: — the date the source was verified, not a publication date.