Can you bring Azithromycin (Zithromax, Z-Pak) to Thailand?
You can bring azithromycin for personal use (up to 30 days). In Thailand it is generally available from pharmacists without a prescription.
Bringing it into Thailand
Allowed with a prescription, up to 30 days
Thai FDA lets travellers bring medicines that are not narcotics or psychotropic substances for their own use, up to 30 days' supply. Keep it in the original labelled packaging and carry your prescription or a doctor's letter. No Thai FDA permit is needed for this amount. If you need more than 30 days, contact the Thai FDA Medicines Regulation Division before you travel.
Getting it in Thailand
From a pharmacist, no prescription usually needed
Under Thailand's Drug Act most antibiotics are dangerous drugs that a licensed pharmacist can dispense without a prescription, and azithromycin is not among the few antibiotics reserved as specially controlled. A pharmacist must be on duty to sell it.
- Thai classification
- Dangerous drug
- Last checked
- 13 November 2026
- Source quality
- Medium: official and secondary sources
What to carry
- Original packaging with the label visible
- Prescription or doctor's letter in English, with the generic name and dose
- No more than 30 days' supply
Good to know
- If you think you have an STI, get tested at a clinic rather than self-treating.
Rules change. Before you travel, confirm with the Thai FDA (permitfortraveler.fda.moph.go.th) or the Royal Thai Embassy in your country. This page is information, not medical or legal advice.