Nepal
Methadone/Buprenorphine Treatment: available
In Nepal there are several clinics providing methadone/buprenorphine treatment as well as services assisting with finding a suitable program. Duration of continued dosing needs to be discussed with a treatment service in each single case. Currently, take-home dosing is not possible. We advise to contact a clinic or service well in advance of an intended journey.
Importation of Methadone and Buprenorphine: possible
A methadone/buprenorphine prescriber must apply for an import permit on behalf of his/her patient at the Department of Drug Administration several weeks in advance of the intended journey (we advise at least three months). The following information should be included: the patient’s personal data, dates of travel to and departure from Nepal and the total quantity of methadone/buprenorphine. Moreover, it is important to state that the traveller requires methadone/buprenorphine for the treatment of a medical condition. The Department of Drug Administration will forward the import permit it to the patient’s prescriber.
[To check whether the importation regulations presented above are still valid, contact the Department of Drug Administration]
Contact Addresses – continuation of treatment/dosing:
Kathmandu
Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital
Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health
MMTP
Maharajganj
Kathmandu
Nepal
Phone:
+997-1-4427
684
Email: mmtp@iomdit.org.np
Saraathi Nepal
Social Supprt Unit MMTP
Panipokhari
Kathmandu
Nepal
Phone:
+977-1-20
10 141
Email: saarathinepal@hotmail.com
Aavash Samuha
Social Supprt Unit MMTP
Lagankhel
Lalitpur
Nepal
Phone:
+977-1-5573983
Email: aavashsamuha@wlink.com.np
Pokhara
Western Regional Hospital
Department
of Psychiatry and Mental Health
MMTP
Kaski
Pokhara
Nepal
Phone:
+977-1-061 426526
Email: mmtpwrh@gmail.com
Weitere Hilfsorganisationen
Manish Care Foundation
Social Support Unit
Kaski
Pokhara
Email: manishcarefoundation@hotmail.com
Recovering Nepal
(National Network of People who
use Drugs and Drug led organizations in
Nepal)
Phone:
977-1-2111107
Email: recoveringnepal@gmail.com
Contact details – importation of methadone/buprenorphine:
Any Nepalese embassy/consulate or
Government of Nepal
Ministry of Health and Population
Permanent Secretary / Medical Officer
Narcotics
Ram Shah Path
Kathmandu
Nepal
Phone:
+977 1 4262862
(Telefonzentrale)
Government of Nepal
Ministry
of Health and Population
Department of Drug Administration
Director General
Bijulibazar
Kathmandu
Nepal
Phone:
+49 977 1
4780432
Email: dda@healthnet.org.np
Any comments and additional information greatly
appreciated.
Please address all correspondence to:
Ralf Gerlach
INDRO e.V.
Bremer Platz 18-20
D-48155 Münster
Germany
Phone: +49 251-60123 or +49 2571-582765
Fax: +49 251-666580 or +49 2571-584868
Email: INDROeV@t-online.de
(This page last revised August 11, 2009)