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Can you bring Tenofovir/emtricitabine (HIV PrEP) (Truvada, PrEP) to Thailand?

Antibiotics and infections. Used for preventing HIV infection (PrEP).

Bring your own PrEP if you can (up to 30 days for personal use). In Thailand, foreigners can get PrEP from private clinics after an HIV test, but not the free government scheme.

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

Prescription from a Thai doctor needed

PrEP is provided through clinics and hospitals after an HIV test, and private clinics in Bangkok offer it to foreigners. Free PrEP under Thailand's universal coverage scheme is for eligible Thai citizens, so visitors should expect to pay. Since January 2023, publicly funded PrEP must be prescribed by government doctors and dispensed by government pharmacists.

Thai classification
Not classified/unclear
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

  • An HIV test is required before starting or restarting PrEP.
  • Thailand plans an injectable lenacapavir PrEP pilot at nine sites in late 2026; access rules may change.

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 Red Cross: free PrEP for Thai citizens under universal coverage (2021)
  3. aidsmap (Feb 2023): Thai government shuts down key-population led PrEP services
  4. The Star / The Nation (Sep 2026): Thailand expands HIV prevention and treatment options