Hello Bigears50 ~
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The answer here was obtained from information available online and
supplied by the British Home Office.
To answer your question:
Lorazepam is a Class C controlled drug in the UK. What that means is
that is illegal to be in possession of the drug without a
prescription.
You can find Lorazepam listed on page 9 of the UK Home Office list of
controlled prescription drugs here:
- http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/docs/cdlist.pdf
There is further information about the classes in an article,
"Introduction to UK laws" here:
- http://www.thesite.org/youthnet/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=165&a=231
And information on bringing prescribed medicines and drugs into the UK,
"There are normally few problems associated with taking
prescribed drugs into the United Kingdom. A covering
letter from the prescribing doctor, and the medication
presented in its original prescription bottle, clearly
marked, usually will be all that is required by UK
customs."
- http://www.britain.org.nz/general/medicine.html
If your prescription is lost or stolen or you require an additional
prescription, it is recommended you see a British physician, and bring
enough information on why it has been prescribed to aid in obtaining
the prescription.
Notice, every reference is to PRESCRIBED ... not purchased without a prescription.
Therefore, to import the drug to the UK would require either a
prescription or permission from the Home Office:
The Home Office
Drugs Branch, Licensing Section
Queen Anne's Gate
London SW1H 9AT
England
Tel: (20) 7273 3806
Fax: (20) 7273 2157
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SUMMARY
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Lorazepam is a controlled drug and you cannot bring it into the UK
unless it is prescribed, you have a letter from your doctor explaining
his prescribing the drug, and it is in its original prescription
container.
To legally "import non-prescription Lorazepam into the uk when bought
on the internet" will require completion of paperwork supplied by the
Home Office at the address above.
Search Terms ~
- controlled substances UK
- controlled medicines drugs UK
Better to be safe than sorry, as the British penalties for possession
of controlled substances are stiff.
Regards,
Serenata
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