I have bought some over the counter medication while in the UK..it is Migraleve (pink)(paracetamol,codeine, buclizine)..I have found it very effective..

I have been informed by a doctor friend that this medication is illegal in Indonesia..Does anyone know if it is also illegal in Thailand and/or Singapore..?

By illegal I think he means one should have a prescription for it..though I am not sure if he simply means it is forbidden in Indonesia, prescription or not..

thanks..

I was told by a pharmacist in Phuket that codeine was not legal to sell here though I was able to declare and bring one pack through customs with prescription (Panadeine Forte). Perhaps it can be bought with prescription from a doctors clinic I'm not sure.

codeine and any drugs containing codeine is prescription only in Thailand and a controlled substance i.e. avail;able only from hospital pharmacies.

in terms of bringing it in, just be sure you can show a prescription for it and that the quantity is not more than 30 days.

You do take a risk bringing it in without proof of prescription.

Oh oh! I used to take Tylenol with codeine to curb my migraine and traveling in and out of the country all the time without doc note but it was properly labelled by the hospital. I guess I was lucky. Whew!