Carry-on medication

Hi there,

I was wondering if anyone knows whether you can take medication on board in your hand luggage. I%26#39;ve never had to do this but am travelling with my mum who will need certain pills/potions on the trip.

Do all of the boxes need to be labelled up etc, does she need a letter from her GP?!

Thank you!

Carry-on medication

There should be no problem with pills, inhalers or liquid. If she takes anything with a syringe, that would require some special handling.

Carry-on medication

I%26#39;ve always had medication (tablet form) in my hand luggage, and haven%26#39;t had a problem

For a complete list of what you can or can not take go to;

tsa.gov

Any prescription medication that you are taking through any border crossing should be in their original containers with the label intact. That%26#39;s the safest way to avoid any problems.

Fantastic, thanks guys. 37 days and counting!! Woo hoo! ;o)

we never ask about tablets but people always ask about anything with needles and the answer we give at check in is it has to be labelled with a doctors note saying what is it and what its for as without this it could be anything lethal or nasty etc...you dont want it taken off you at security so this is the safest thing to do to make sure it leaves london with you also you may well need prescriptive proof ie the label on it from the chemist or the repeat part of the prescription showing the name of the patient and what it is etc.

Is it ok to take tablets that aren%26#39;t prescribed by a GP? For example, Echinacea?

Yes, ofcourse.

Hiya MIchy8~

As one of the posters said, check the gov%26#39;t list, as some countries allow some drugs to be sold that arenot allowed here. I don%26#39;t think they would take prescribed medication away even if it is not allowed to be sold here, but a doctor%26#39;s note might not be a bad idea for questionable ones.

Cheers,

Dev