Buying GLP-1 medicines in Spain: CIMA, prescriptions and travel

Find the product in CIMA

AEMPS runs CIMA, the Spanish medicine information database. Use CIMA to identify the Spanish product, active ingredient, presentation and leaflet. A photo of a box on social media shows nothing about current marketing status, lawful supply or your suitability. Ask the pharmacy which entry matches what it will dispense, especially if the brand or strength differs from your existing treatment.

Confirm your prescription will be accepted before you go

Contact a pharmacy before you travel to collect treatment and ask which prescription documents it needs. Where European cross-border prescription arrangements apply, the details still matter. The medicine must be identifiable, the document must contain the required information and supply remains subject to the applicable rules. A UK traveller should not assume every EU arrangement covers a UK prescription. Confirm the process in advance.

Plan for the whole course of care

If you are staying in Spain for several months, arrange a local assessment and ask about repeat prescriptions. Buying several boxes on a short trip gives you no monitoring plan and no permission to carry them into your home country. If you will pay yourself, ask for the full private cost. Find out who will help if side effects or supply problems come up after you return home.

Storage on days out and transfers

Ask the pharmacist about storage for your exact product and presentation. A day of sightseeing, a hire car, an airport transfer and a hotel fridge each bring different storage problems. Do not rely on a general claim about how long an injection lasts outside the fridge. Check the leaflet for the temperature ceiling and time limit. If conditions were uncertain, ask the pharmacist to assess the medicine before use.

Before you buy in Spain

Check the current CIMA entry with AEMPS before you buy. Confirm the exact product and indication for Mounjaro, Wegovy injection, Wegovy tablets or Foundayo. Approval in Spain, a suitable prescription, reimbursement, pharmacy stock and permission to take medicine home are separate decisions.

• Ask a clinician in Spain which product is right for you and whether your treatment history is enough for an assessment.
• Ask for the full cost, including consultations, dispensing and delivery, before you agree to ongoing treatment.
• Keep the original packaging, prescription and dispensing record. Ask the pharmacist about any damaged parcel or uncertain storage before using the medicine.