Taking medication with you to the US

[fatsoforgotso 1]

Just so I’m prepared well before time - are there any issues I should be aware of with regards to taking medication with me when I go?

I’m currently on 5mg of olanzapine for anxiety/OCD and I was going to get a prescription for 3 months worth from my doctor to pack with me. Will this be a problem?

It’ll be enough to tide me over until the EAD arrives and the meds are $94 for a month’s worth, which is doable with what I’ve saved.

[Beefheart 31]

I took a combination of hayfever medication with me the last two visits (strong prescribed tablets, prescribed spray, and prescribed eye-drops). Also took some insomnia medication -- zopiclone -- accidentally (from my uni days) and wasn't asked a single question about any of it.

Probably best to double check though beforehand, just for your own benefit and peace of mind.

[rhirhi 35]

I stocked up on a variety of my medication in quantities varying from a few months to a year's worth. I kept it all in the paper pharmacy bags with my name and details on and just put them in my suitcases. No questions were asked.

[christeen 966]

I buy medication for my mother as it is waaayy less... Never got asked, I keep all the paperwork and many times consolidate a few months worth into a bottle so I travel with less bottles (more for space issues too...)

[Hotter Otter 1,211]

In the past i have taken prescription painkillers (ruined my back a week before my flight lol),and lots of hay fever meds and didn't have an issue

Edited August 13, 2014 by Hotter Otter

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

Just so Im prepared well before time - are there any issues I should be aware of with regards to taking medication with me when I go?

Im currently on 5mg of olanzapine for anxiety/OCD and I was going to get a prescription for 3 months worth from my doctor to pack with me. Will this be a problem?

Itll be enough to tide me over until the EAD arrives and the meds are $94 for a months worth, which is doable with what Ive saved.

Statement from the Customs and Border Patrol https://help.cbp.gov/app/answers/detail/a_id/67/kw/Prescription%20medication

[Hypnos 6,578]

A few years ago my mom sent some Clarityn over (before it became OTC here in the US) and contacted they US embassy and asked how to do that. They advised her to put the prescription in the package, which she did.

When I received it a week or two later, there was a marking on the outside saying it had been opened and inspected by CBP.

[nobbie 105]

make a copy of the prescription before you go to chemist and take the copy with you, just in case.

[fatsoforgotso 1]

Thanks everyone. I'll be taking the original prescription and everything in its proper packaging, plus a letter from my doctor explaining that they're my meds, etc. 90 days worth is totally fine too.

[Al422 221]

You can carry up to a 90 day supply for personal use. Must be in original prescription container.