08-26-2016, 10:45 AM
I had a similar experience recently when travelling abroad for work. I take 3 or 4 prescription drugs. My Dr simply listed every one of them on a sheet of paper, along with the amount I take, etc, signed it and handed it to me in case I had to show it to foreign authorities.
I also had my Dr issue my prescriptions under what's called here, Regulation 34 (from memory). That allows you to collect your medication from your pharmacy, together with all the repeats in one go. For eg, my Stilnox prescription, which is such a pain in the neck because we only get packets of 7 and 14, was issued by the pharmacist, with the 3 repeats all in one go, so I had 4 boxes of Stilnox to take with me.
I also mentioned that I get anxious on a flight and was given a script for 50 Val.
In this country at least, Dr's have a great deal of flexibility when issuing medication. They can phone Canberra (our Capital City) and ask for an 'authority' script which allows the Dr to prescribe what he wants, and how many he wants, to make sure you are covered for the trip. Obviously, the Dr cannot go silly and write a script for 1000 Oxy, but with his 'duty of care', he is certainly allowed to order in unusual numbers to make sure you get through your trip without any hiccups.
I have found no need to switch them all into vitamin bottles and hide them. As long as I have my paperwork, or even just the label on the meds packet or bottle, that's enough for any foreign authority.
Depending on the country I visit, I may empty a few different vitamins bottles and fill them with items which are OTC there, but not at home. Why not take advantage of the fact that they are OTC in the new country and stock up???
Anyway, I hope you enjoy your time away.
I also had my Dr issue my prescriptions under what's called here, Regulation 34 (from memory). That allows you to collect your medication from your pharmacy, together with all the repeats in one go. For eg, my Stilnox prescription, which is such a pain in the neck because we only get packets of 7 and 14, was issued by the pharmacist, with the 3 repeats all in one go, so I had 4 boxes of Stilnox to take with me.
I also mentioned that I get anxious on a flight and was given a script for 50 Val.
In this country at least, Dr's have a great deal of flexibility when issuing medication. They can phone Canberra (our Capital City) and ask for an 'authority' script which allows the Dr to prescribe what he wants, and how many he wants, to make sure you are covered for the trip. Obviously, the Dr cannot go silly and write a script for 1000 Oxy, but with his 'duty of care', he is certainly allowed to order in unusual numbers to make sure you get through your trip without any hiccups.
I have found no need to switch them all into vitamin bottles and hide them. As long as I have my paperwork, or even just the label on the meds packet or bottle, that's enough for any foreign authority.
Depending on the country I visit, I may empty a few different vitamins bottles and fill them with items which are OTC there, but not at home. Why not take advantage of the fact that they are OTC in the new country and stock up???
Anyway, I hope you enjoy your time away.