Medications on planes

[SuperSteelerFan]

My DD uses 3 prescription creams and lotions for psoriasis. We are taking them with us in our carry-on bags so she has access to them in case our bags are delayed through DME. I read the info on the TSA's website, but I still have a couple of questions: Who has to carry them, me or her (she's 11 yo)? They do not have pharmacy labels on the bottles / tubes, but I saved the original boxes and those do have the labels - is it acceptable to put the bottles / tubes back in the boxes? What is a "declaration" - I assumed that it means that we are to tell them that we have these meds with us - do we wait to be asked or tell them upfront? I don't need anything from her doctor do I? This is confusing and I don't want her meds confiscated since she would be miserable without them and I had to pay so much for them. Thanks for any help!

 

[DebbieB]

I think without a prescription label, they cannot be more than 3 oz. How many oz are they? If they have the prescription label with her name on it, then just keep it separate from your clear bag. There is a TSA agent at the checkpoint who will ask for your liquids.

"All creams and lotions including Neosporin or first-aid creams and ointments, topical or rash creams and ointments, suntan lotions, moisturizers, etc. Yes - 3 oz. or smaller container"

 

[SuperSteelerFan]

They are prescription and they do have pharmacy labels on the boxes, just not on the bottles / tubes themselves. I planned to put them back into the original boxes, but I didn't know if this was acceptable.

 

[canwegosoon]

Recently when I flew(ALB/ORD), I put all my son's medications in a seperate baggie(I used it as mine-and gave him my shampoo/stuff) when I got to the first TSA agent after showing my ID I told him/her I wanted to declare my son's medications and not have them xrayed(since they are all ingested). They (both ways) said ok no problem, and I believe in both cases they swabbed the largest container(12 oz I think, and ignored the smaller nose spray with no box(that had the prescription on the box-so I had no prescription on the bottle either-but it was less than 3 oz).

I believe according to the TSA website you do not have to count the medical bag as your one allowed per flyer. I saw no seperate desk to declare medications like they show on the website video, nor was I directed toward one. I did have the allergist prepare a letter, but no one even asked for one. Call and check your local airport and ask for information...they were very helpful in answering all my questions about flying with medications. This will be your first encounter in going through security, and you could always email or call MCO if you were really worried.

 

[jiminy14]

My DD is an insulin dependent diabetic. Her insulin bottles do not have a prescription label on them. The pharmacist always labels the boxes instead of the bottles. I recently went back to the pharmacy and asked if they could print out duplicate labels that I could attach to the bottles themselves. The pharmacist said that this was not a problem and proceeded to print out the labels. I can now attach these labels to the bottles when we leave on our next trip at Christmas.
Perhaps you can visit your pharmacy and ask if they can print out extra labels for your DD's creams and lotions.

 

[DebbieB]

They are prescription and they do have pharmacy labels on the boxes, just not on the bottles / tubes themselves. I planned to put them back into the original boxes, but I didn't know if this was acceptable.

I would think as long as the box with the label on it matches the name of the medicine on the tubes, you will be OK.

 

[BCV23]

Yes, if the boxes have the prescription on them, you'll be fine.

As for insulin, our experience has been that you don't need any label on the insulin bottle itself. My husband flies each week with his and has had no problems. He doesn't carry the boxes although I do when I fly with our diabetic son because I prefer to keep Lantus in its box in a refrig once we get to our destination.

And as someone said, prescription medicine does not count against your one quart bag per person although for organizational purposes I do put ours together in a one quart bag (with the exception of the insulin).