Italy · Prescription medication
Modafinil (Provigil) on a flight to Italy
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
- Recorded in Hebrew only
- Which documents
- One document listed — its name is recorded in Hebrew only
- When to start
- Not yet verified · our accompaniment: 21–30 business days
What is required to enter Italy
- Permitted quantity
- Recorded in Hebrew only
- Approving body
- Not yet verified
- Translation
- Not yet verified
- Notary
- Not yet verified
- Advance time required
- Not yet verified
- Filing by someone else
- Not yet verified
- What is required of you
- You hand us the documents you already have, and nothing more
The documents this record lists
One document is listed; its name is recorded in Hebrew.
In this record, the quantity rule and the document name 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.
3 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 modafinil may I take to Italy?
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.
Tutti gli stupefacenti e le sostanze psicotrope sono iscritti in cinque tabelle che vengono aggiornate ogni qualvolta si presenti la necessità di inserire una nuova sostanza o di variarne la collocazione o di provvedere ad una eventuale cancellazione.https://web.archive.org/web/20250725153115/https://www.salute.gov.it/new/it/tema/medicinali-stupefacenti-e-precursori-di-droghe/tabelle-delle-sostanze-stupefacenti-e/?paragraph=0
Tenuto conto che tale sostanza non e' presente attualmente nelle tabelle di cui al decreto del Presidente della Repubblica n. 309/9090 e pertanto non e' soggetta alle misure di controllo previste per i farmaci stupefacenti al seguito del viaggiatore di cui al d.m. 16 novembre 2007 e alle procedure di importazione di cui d.m. 11 febbraio 1997;https://www.gazzettaufficiale.it/atto/serie_generale/caricaArticoloDefault/originario?atto.dataPubblicazioneGazzetta=2025-05-07&atto.codiceRedazionale=25A02580&atto.tipoProvvedimento=DECRETO
I farmaci possono essere importati a seguito del passeggero qualora il quantitativo sia compatibile con il soggiorno previsto in Italia e vi sia, almeno in lingua inglese, una regolare prescrizione medica, laddove prevista dalla normativa, che ne indichi preferibilmente la posologia, da esibire alle autorità sanitarie e doganali in caso di richiesta.https://www.adm.gov.it/portale/documents/20182/909438/Carta%2Bdoganale%2Bdel%2Bviaggiatore_luglio%2B2025.pdf
Per tutte le categorie di farmaci che vengono portati personalmente dal viaggiatore al momento dell’ingresso nel territorio nazionale, ad eccezione degli stupefacenti, delle sostanze psicotrope e della sostanze dopanti, non esistono prescrizioni normative (art. 25 del D.Lgs. n. 178/1991), anche se nella prassi ormai consueta, per notevoli quantitativi, che eccedano un presumibile consumo di 30 giorni di terapia, le autorità sanitarie e doganali di frontiera richiedono al passeggero l’esibizione della prescrizione medica.https://conslondra.esteri.it/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/02_AssistenzaSociale_quantitativi_massimi_farmaci.doc
Last updated: — the date the source was verified, not a publication date.