Can you bring Levonorgestrel (emergency contraception) (Plan B, Plan B One-Step) to Thailand?
You can bring emergency contraception with you, and it is also easy to buy from almost any Thai pharmacy 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
Thai pharmacists are allowed to sell levonorgestrel emergency pills without a prescription under a Ministry of Public Health order, and they are stocked at most pharmacies. Both the single 1.5 mg tablet and the two-tablet 0.75 mg form are used in Thailand.
- Thai classification
- Not classified/unclear (pharmacists permitted to sell without prescription)
- 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
- Works best taken as soon as possible after unprotected sex, within 72 hours.
- It is not intended as regular contraception.
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.