Destination · PT
Portugal
Entry summary
- Controlled (Rx)5
- Rx only43
- OTC / Rx8
- No Rx: Ask Pharmacist2
- OTC17
- Unavailable5
- Status unknown2
Up to 500 mg is sold over the counter; 1 g needs a prescription.
200 and 400 mg are sold without a prescription (some 400 mg forms only in pharmacies); 600 mg needs one.
Tablets are sold over the counter; the oral solution needs a prescription.
Imodium Rapid melt tablets are sold over the counter; Imodium capsules need a prescription.
The only pseudoephedrine product on the market here.
Sold OTC as a food supplement up to roughly 2mg/day (recent guidance pushes suppliers toward ≤1mg); products at 2–3mg are regulated as INFARMED prescription medicines.
Sold in Portugal, though most of what pharmacies stock is generic ("amlodipina").
20 mg (Kairol) is sold over the counter; Pantoc and 40 mg need a prescription.
Portugal uses Elvanse (lisdexamfetamine) for ADHD. Elvanse is approved for reimbursement by the regulator (INFARMED). Amphetamine and dextroamphetamine combinations (the Adderall formulation) are not the local standard.
Registered with INFARMED and made by Angelini Pharma and Tecnifar. Both extended-release versions had a supply shortage reported through September 2026, so check current stock.
No hydrocodone product is registered with INFARMED. As in France and Germany, pharmacies stock tramadol and codeine instead.
INFARMED has a pharmacy-exclusive-dispensing (Dispensa Exclusiva em Farmácia) protocol for fluticasone nasal spray, and Portuguese pharmacies list it among non-prescription (MNSRM) allergy products, as in the US, UK, Canada and Germany.
The maker is withdrawing Levemir worldwide, so stock may be limited. Other long-acting insulins sold here: glargine (Lantus) and degludec (Tresiba).
Bring what you need from home.
Rennie Digestif combines calcium and magnesium carbonate.
Bring what you need from home.