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Can you bring Quetiapine (Seroquel, Seroquel XR) to Thailand?

Mental health. Used for schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and sometimes depression.

Quetiapine is not treated as a narcotic or psychotropic for travellers, so you can bring a 30-day supply with your prescription in the original packaging. In Thailand, expect to need a psychiatrist's prescription to get more.

Bringing it into Thailand

Allowed with a prescription, up to 30 days

Thai FDA treats this as an ordinary (non-controlled) medicine, so you can bring up to a 30-day supply for your own use without a permit. Keep it in the original labelled packaging and carry a copy of your prescription or a doctor's letter. Do not post or courier it to yourself, and bring more than 30 days only after checking with the Thai FDA Bureau of Drug Control.

Getting it in Thailand

Unclear, ask a pharmacist or doctor

Quetiapine is used in Thai hospitals, but we could not confirm its current Drug Act class. Older expat reports say it was only dispensed by hospital pharmacies after seeing a psychiatrist; treat a doctor's prescription as the expected route.

Thai classification
Not a narcotic or psychotropic substance in the traveller guidance we found; Drug Act class unclear (a 2013 forum report said MIMS listed it as a specially controlled drug, which we could not verify)
Last checked
13 November 2026
Source quality
Low: limited sources, confirm with the Thai FDA

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

  • We could not open Thai FDA's own psychotropic list to confirm, so check the Thai FDA 'Check the Drug' tool before you travel.
  • Quetiapine can cause a false positive for methadone on some urine drug screens; carry your prescription in case you are tested.
  • Its Thai Drug Act class is unverified and may be specially controlled (prescription only).

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.

Sources

  1. Thai FDA: Bringing of health products into the Kingdom of Thailand
  2. Thai FDA: Passenger belongings related to health products
  3. Suvarnabhumi Airport (AOT): Health products regulations for travelers
  4. Royal Thai Embassy London: Bringing medications to Thailand
  5. TAT News: Thailand FDA issues traveller-friendly guidelines for importing personal health products (Nov 2024)
  6. Mahidol University Drug Information Center: quetiapine and drug screening
  7. MIMS Thailand: Thailand FDA drug categories explained
  8. ASEAN Now forum (2013): Seroquel XR, category S at Thai pharmacies