Is your medication legal, controlled, or restricted?
Country-by-country legal status guides for prescription medicines, controlled substances, and grey-area drugs — sourced from official regulators, reviewed and dated for every entry.
Clear answers, based on official sources
Every guide is built from publicly available regulatory data — FDA, TGA, MHRA, PMDA, and equivalent national authorities — and includes the date it was last checked. See exactly how we source and verify each entry on our Methodology page.
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Why trust this site: Every guide is written to a fixed structure, checked against official regulator sources, and dated. We do not sell medication, we are not a pharmacy, and we do not offer medical advice — we explain the law and the classification, and always tell you when a data point could not be confirmed rather than guessing.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is a drug legal if it is not controlled?
Not necessarily. A drug can be not controlled but still require a prescription or be restricted in other ways.
What does it mean if a drug is “controlled”?
A controlled substance is regulated by law due to potential risks such as misuse or dependence.
About this site
LegalOrControlled is an independent reference project that summarizes publicly available medication-classification data by country. Guides are drafted with source research and reviewed before publishing. We are not a pharmacy, law firm, or medical practice — see our Methodology for how we source and check every guide.