Prescription medicine
Bring the prescription medicines you need, in original packaging, with the prescription or a doctor’s note if you can.
Emergency medical number in mainland China is 120. That is FCDO advice, not a hospital recommendation.
We do not list which drugs are controlled. Check before you fly if you travel with anything unusual.
UK FCDO China travel advice · 15 Aug 2026
From @VisitChinaSite
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