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Can I bring Armodafinil to Korea?

Armodafinil · Nuvigil

Allowed반입 가능
MFDS permit
Not needed
Max quantity
6 bottles or 3-month supply
Declare at customs
Only above that line
tablets/capsules per day

Armodafinil can be brought into Korea for personal use. Korean customs treats up to six bottles or a three-month supply as personal use.

Armodafinil is not a controlled substance in Korea. Like modafinil, it appears in no annex of the narcotics decree, and its Korean product listing (Nubigil) is a regular prescription medicine. Bring it with your prescription; Korean customs treats up to six bottles or a three-month supply as personal use.

At the airport

No permit is needed. Keep the medication in its original packaging, and carry the prescription or a doctor's note if your quantity is near the customs line of six bottles or a three-month supply. Amounts above that line should be declared on arrival.

If you refill in Korea

누비질정250밀리그램(아모다피닐), the Armodafinil product sold in Korea, official MFDS photo
누비질정250밀리그램(아모다피닐) ((주)한독테바), as dispensed in Korea. Photo: Ministry of Food and Drug Safety pill identification database. The product you carry from home may look different; this is what a Korean pharmacy would hand you.

Questions

Is armodafinil treated differently from modafinil in Korea?

No. Armodafinil is the R-enantiomer of modafinil and neither is a controlled substance under Korean law. Both are prescription medicines, so the ordinary personal-use rule applies instead of the narcotics permit.

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Source MFDS drug database (Nubigil listing, prescription medicine)
Verified 2026-08-23
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