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Farid "Fred" Pourmorady
We get asked this several times a month, especially before summer. Here's the short version.
Pack
- Enough for the trip plus a week. Flights get canceled. Luggage gets lost.
- Original bottles, with the pharmacy label intact. Customs cares.
- A copy of each prescription, or a letter from your prescriber for controlled substances.
- A time-zone plan for medications that are dose-time sensitive (insulin, thyroid, anticoagulants).
Don't pack
- Loose pills in a pill organizer if you're going through customs. Use the organizer after you clear.
- Liquid medications over 3.4 oz in your carry-on without a prescription label.
Come see us a week before you leave. We'll double-check the supply and flag anything that needs a doctor's letter.