bringing medicines in the US

[ginomirelle 0]

hi all vjers.. im ust curious if im allowed to bring my medications to the us.. this are some dermatological products for my dermatitis.. moisturizers, anti inflammatory and an oil.. am i going to have a problem with that? i have prescriptions with me.. thanks everyone.

[amykathleen2005 441]

Yes, make sure they are all in the original bottles and possibly bring a doctor's note if you have an excessive amount you are bringing (such as enough for a few months).

[KrystelKyle 16]

There will be no problem with that with prescription and doctors note.

[Redflame2012 32]

When I travelled, I bought my prescriptions with me along with my meds. There was no problem.

[himher 634]

We used to bring a lot of meds in when we were back and forth between the US and Saudi. Just make sure they are in their original bottles.

NOTE: To the above who ignorantly dispensed advice probably you probably don't realize that most prescription meds everywhere else but the US don't require a prescription and don't require a dr's note.

That's why the rest of the world lives longer and pays a fraction of what we pay for healthcare - LOL

hi all vjers.. im ust curious if im allowed to bring my medications to the us.. this are some dermatological products for my dermatitis.. moisturizers, anti inflammatory and an oil.. am i going to have a problem with that? i have prescriptions with me.. thanks everyone.

Edited December 14, 2012 by himher

[Tintin and Mike 127]

OTC and moisturizers are okay, just check them in

Good luck!

[amykathleen2005 441]

We used to bring a lot of meds in when we were back and forth between the US and Saudi. Just make sure they are in their original bottles.

NOTE: To the above who ignorantly dispensed advice probably you probably don't realize that most prescription meds everywhere else but the US don't require a prescription and don't require a dr's note.

That's why the rest of the world lives longer and pays a fraction of what we pay for healthcare - LOL

Let's see how ignorant it is when you enter a US airport with all kinds of prescription medication and see how customs reacts to it. If you don't want several months supplies of medicine confiscated from you I would bring a note from a doctor. In the case of the OP with oils and lotions, that might not even get past security checks without being dumped if it is more then a few ounces in a carry on.

[VanessaTony 3,567]

We used to bring a lot of meds in when we were back and forth between the US and Saudi. Just make sure they are in their original bottles.

NOTE: To the above who ignorantly dispensed advice probably you probably don't realize that most prescription meds everywhere else but the US don't require a prescription and don't require a dr's note.

That's why the rest of the world lives longer and pays a fraction of what we pay for healthcare - LOL

Actually this advice is careless. There are some over-the-counter (OTC) meds that aren't dispensed in the US without prescription. Two examples are ibuprofen with codeine, and zovirax (for cold sores). Failure to bring a doctors note isn't as serious as failure to disclose.

Keep a list of everything you're bringing so that you don't forget something. if you disclose it but its not allowed they'll just take it. if you don't disclose it you're facing fines and worse.

My mother takes ibuprofen + codeine for her arthritis. it's an OTC med in Australia but I warned her that it's not legal to bring that in without a prescription and so she went to her doc to get it prescribed, just in case. I also told her to make sure she SAID codeine and prescription. She was fine coming through I was very proud of her actually. First international flight and everything.. but I digress..

Out of interest, Kinder Eggs (google if you don't know what they are) aren't legal to bring in or sell here either. They're available in Canada and Australia but try and bring them over the border and they WILL be thrown away, no exceptions.

Edited December 16, 2012 by Vanessa&Tony