---
type: restriction
id: usps-poisonous-drugs-and-medicines
asset: shipping-restrictions-by-class
title: "Poisonous drugs and medicines — Postal shipping restrictions by item category"
sources:
  - https://pe.usps.com/text/pub52/pub52c3_025.htm
source_quote: "Poisonous Drugs and Medicines: Poisonous drugs and medicines may be sent only from manufacturers or dealers to licensed professionals, including physicians, surgeons, dentists, pharmacists, druggists, cosmetologists, barbers, and veterinarians"
generated: true
harvested: 2026-08-04
stale_after: 2027-08-04
item_category: "Poisonous drugs and medicines"
carrier: "USPS"
restriction_type: "restricted"
scope: "domestic mail"
conditions: "Mailable only from manufacturers or dealers to licensed professionals (physicians, surgeons, dentists, pharmacists, etc.) per 18 U.S.C. 1716"
verified: true
unverified_fields: carrier, conditions, scope
---
**Item category:** Poisonous drugs and medicines

**Carrier:** USPS

**Restriction type:** restricted

**Scope:** domestic mail

**Conditions:** Mailable only from manufacturers or dealers to licensed professionals (physicians, surgeons, dentists, pharmacists, etc.) per 18 U.S.C. 1716

> Poisonous Drugs and Medicines: Poisonous drugs and medicines may be sent only from manufacturers or dealers to licensed professionals, including physicians, surgeons, dentists, pharmacists, druggists, cosmetologists, barbers, and veterinarians

Source: <https://pe.usps.com/text/pub52/pub52c3_025.htm>