Information
Please see information below from which you can choose what is relevant to your travel situation. Normally if the amount of medicine does not exceed the amount on the prescription to cover a short trip, there should not be a problem. However, you must declare to the Jamaican Customs ALL prescription medication, accompanied by a doctor’s prescription and signed doctor’s note on arrival in Jamaica.
If your medications contain certain controlled substances, e.g., narcotics, psychotropics, cannabis, you will need to apply for a permit from the Ministry of Health and Wellness of Jamaica (MOHW), prior to travelling.
Otherwise you may travel with your usual medication in reasonable quantities for personal consumption during your stay, along with original prescription and original containers of medicines with pharmacy labels with names and quantities in the containers. If you are in doubt, here is the information to apply for a permit from the Ministry of Health and Wellness of Jamaica: ** Persons travelling with Controlled Drugs should apply for a travel permit from the Standards & Regulations Division of the Ministry of Health and Wellness of Jamaica (MOHW) when travelling with medication containing controlled substances by the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB): these include narcotics, psychotropics and cannabis substances.
In order to obtain this permit the following is required:
1. Formal request detailing the request. For a minor or disabled person, the request is to be made by guardian or caregiver.
2. Travel itinerary (dates of travel, airline & flight numbers etc.)
3. Address where the traveller intends to stay while in Jamaica .
4. Letter from the attending physician outlining medical history, current medications, etc.
5. Current and Valid Prescription
6. Copies of photos showing all aspects of labels attached to cannabis-based medications to be brought in
7. List of the specific controlled medications (and their quantities) that the patient intends to carry Contact information.
This information should be sent by e-mail for fast processing to the following e-mail addresses:
• Miss Tasha Parchment – tasha.parchment@moh.gov.jm
Copy to: • Mrs. Tremaine Henry-Giscombe – tremaine.giscombe@moh.gov.jm • Mr. Kenny Whyte – kenny.whyte@moh.gov.jm
Additional Information: Once this information is received and is assessed to be complete and satisfactory, a travel permit in the form of a letter will be generated and sent by email to the traveler, and the relevant Director of Airport Operations. Where notification and submission of documents occur within two weeks to the date of travel a permit will be ready as early as three (3) working days prior to date of travel. Where information has been submitted well in advance of two weeks prior to travel, the permit will be ready as early as two (2) weeks prior to travel. The patient should be able to present this document in the event his/her legal possession of the drug(s) is being questioned. ALL MEDICATIONS BEING BROUGHT TO JAMAICA MUST BE IN THEIR ORIGINAL, PHARMACY-LABELLED CONTAINERS.
Persons travelling with medications not in the above category are encouraged to have a copy of their prescriptions, and have all medications presented in an adequately-labelled container, preferably the original or hospital-dispensed container. Non-prescription substances need to be in their original containers, and clearly labelled.
Necessary Details
- Formal request detailing the request. For a minor or disabled person, the request is to be made by guardian or caregiver.
- Travel itinerary (dates of travel, airline & flight numbers etc.)
- Address where the traveler intends to stay while in Jamaica
- Letter from the attending physician outlining medical history, current medications, etc.
- Current and Valid Prescription :Copies of photos showing all aspects of labels attached to cannabis-based medications to be brought in.
- List of the specific controlled medications (and their quantities) that the patient intends to carry
ALL MEDICATIONS BEING BROUGHT TO JAMAICA MUST BE IN THEIR ORIGINAL, PHARMACY-LABELLED CONTAINERS.
Contact Details/Documents
This information should be sent by e-mail for fast processing to the following e-mail addresses:
Miss Tasha Parchment – tasha.parchment@moh.gov.jm
Copy to: Mrs. Tremaine Henry-Gis combe – tremaine.giscombe@moh.gov.jm Mr. Kenny Whyte – kenny.whyte@moh.gov.jm
Medical/Recreational
Medical: Legal
Recreational: Decriminalised