Bringing Medicines to Japan

Greetings

I'll soon be travelling with a friend that has to take the following medicines daily:

- Enanplus
- Zaldiar
- Naproxen
- Yurelax

They are all pill-format medicines and they act as muscle relaxers and anti-inflamatory, for his back problems. Of course, he has the proper medical prescriptions, but I would like to know if further paperwork will be required for him in order to carry them with him past the airport.

Typically the problems are with bringing in stimulants, psychotropics, and narcotics/opiods.

Two of the medicines you list could be very problematic.
Enanplus is listed as Tramadol, an opiod. Zaldiar is listed having the same drug, just a different name.

Instead of asking here, you should be asking the Japanese government.
http://www.mhlw.go.jp/english/topics/import/index.html
http://www.ncd.mhlw.go.jp/en/application.html
You might need a "Yakkan Shoumei" which is a kind of import certificate or a document of advance notification of bringing in the meds.
I suggest you e-mail, phone or fax the government officials in the link above. It could take a few weeks to get things ready, so don't delay.

Thanks for the valuable information, I'll have him contact them as soon as possible.

I'll leave this here because it might be useful to other people in the same situation:

"Thank you for your e-mail.

Within 30 day supply is no problem.

No paperwork required.


Sincerely,
Medicinal Inspection and Guidance Division

Kanto Shinetsu Regional Bureau of Health and Welfare"