Travelers Can Bring in Up to Three Months' Supply of Wegovy, Mounjaro Bought Abroad

Allowed to bring medicines into Korea starting November 12
Up to a three-month supply if bringing more than six bottles
Up to 12 GLP-1 injections allowed

Starting November 12, travelers will be allowed to bring up to a three-month supply of medicines for personal use, including weight-loss drugs prescribed and purchased overseas.

Obesity drug. Yonhap News Agency

The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety said on November 11 that it had agreed with the Korea Customs Service to allow travelers to carry medicines for personal use into the country. The measure addresses repeated complaints that customs clearance was being held up for weight-loss drugs such as Wegovy and Mounjaro, even when they had been purchased with valid prescriptions in Korea or abroad.

Individuals who have been prescribed and purchased medicines officially approved by a drug regulatory authority in any country may bring in up to six bottles. If they bring more than six bottles, the amount is limited to a three-month supply based on the medication's dosage instructions.

For glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) weight-loss drugs that are self-injected once a week, travelers may bring in up to 12 doses, equivalent to a three-month supply.

The measure applies to people who take their medication abroad and bring it back into the country, foreign nationals or international students entering the country with medication they were taking overseas, and travelers bringing in medicines prescribed and purchased during a trip abroad.

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