Are you importing medicine containing doping or euphoriant substances?

Updated 02 March 2026

If you import a medicine containing doping or euphoriant substances to Denmark, it may be illegal, and you could be reported to the police. It makes no difference if you bring it home from travels abroad, or it is sent to you by post. Certain conditions must be met for it to be legal.

Some of the medicines you use might contain ingredients that are considered doping or euphoriant substances. The illegal import of doping or euphoriant substances is a matter handled by the police, and it could be a quite serious offence. So, it is worth the trouble to study the rules that regulate the import of medicines containing doping or euphoriant substances.

If you import medicines, it is your responsibility to ensure you are doing it legally.

Import of medicines containing euphoriant substances

It is an offence for private individuals to possess euphoriant substances in Denmark, unless those substances are intended to prevent or treat a disease and have been prescribed by a doctor. To prove this, you must be able to document that you are treated with the medicine when you bring it into Denmark and while you stay in Denmark. This documentation could be a prescription.

In consignments

It is not permitted to import medicines containing euphoriant substances in consignments, no matter which country it is sent from. This means that it is not legal to buy medicine containing euphoriant substances online and have it sent to you in the post from, for example, Sweden or the USA.

When entering Denmark

On entry into Denmark, private individuals are allowed to bring medicines containing euphoriant substances listed in Schedules B, C, D and E of the Danish Executive Order on Euphoriant Substances, but only in an amount corresponding to 30 days’ supply for personal use. The medicine must be for personal use to treat or prevent disease.

On entry into Denmark, you could be asked to show documentation to prove that the medicine is for your own personal use. This documentation could be a prescription or a Schengen certificate.

Please note that private individuals are not allowed to bring into Denmark medicines containing substances listed in Schedule A of the Danish Executive Order on Euphoriant Substances.

To find out if a medicine contains a euphoriant substance, including which schedule it is categorised under, you can search for the substance in the Danish Executive Order on Euphoriant Substances or the Danish Medicines Agency’s complete list of euphoriant substances.

Import of medicines containing doping substances

It is illegal for private individuals to possess doping substances in Denmark, unless it is for disease prevention or treatment and prescribed by a doctor. To prove this, you must be able to document that you are treated with the medicine when you bring it into Denmark and while you stay in Denmark. This documentation could be a prescription.

In consignments

You are allowed to import prescribed medicines that contain substances regulated in the Danish Act on Doping for your own personal use when sent in consignments from an EU/EEA countries. The medicine must be legal in the country of dispatch. It is illegal to have medicines that are regulated by the Danish Act on Doping sent to you from non-EU/EEA countries.

When entering Denmark

You are permitted to import prescribed medicines that contain substances regulated by the Danish Act on Doping for your own personal use in consignments from an EU/EEA countries. The medicine must be legal in the country where it was bought. Visitors travelling from non-EU/EEA countries may only bring up to 3 months’ supply of their medicine.

On entry into Denmark, you could be asked to show documentation to prove that the medicine is for your own personal use. This documentation could be a prescription.

If you break the rules, the case will be referred to the police

If you import medicines containing doping or euphoriant substances illegally, the case will be referred to the police for processing.

Does your medicine contain doping or euphoriant substances?

It can be difficult to know if the medicine you take contains a doping or euphoriant substance.

If you receive a medicine in any of the following typical therapeutic areas, you need to pay special attention to whether your medicine contains substances regulated by the rules on euphoriant substances or doping substances.

Typical therapeutic areas/medicines with euphoriant substances

ADHD (lisdexamfetamine-treatment excluded)
Analgesics (painkillers), including opioids and medicinal cannabis
Opioid addiction
Antiepileptics (epilepsy)
Treatment of anxiety, including benzodiazepines

Typical therapeutic areas/medicines with doping substances

Hypogonadism (low testosterone)
Growth hormone deficiency
Anti-oestrogens (endocrine therapy)
Anaemia (agents increasing the number of red blood cells)
Fertility treatments

The substances categorised as euphoriant substances in Denmark are listed in the schedules of the Danish Executive Order on Euphoriant Substances and the Danish Medicines Agency’s complete list of euphoriant substances.

Substances determined by the Danish Medicines Agency to be doping substances appear from this list: List of substances deemed to be doping substances in Denmark (in Danish only).