Pills

[stitchlovestink]

exception:
if you have a medications classified as controlled substances, keep them in the original prescription bottle (or box), inside your carry-on/personal item.

having the original bottle can save you from potential headaches (and migraines)

EXACTLY!!!
Esp if you are using a rental car and have them with and there is an accident. Some states have VERY STRICT laws about how these meds are to be transported around (such as in an original labeled prescription bottle). It is SO much easier to just have them in that bottle than to suffer the potential consequences which can really put a nasty damper on your vacation (having to visit the police station). So I say better safe than sorry!!!

 

[tinkerbellandeeyor]

EXACTLY!!!
Esp if you are using a rental car and have them with and there is an accident. Some states have VERY STRICT laws about how these meds are to be transported around (such as in an original labeled prescription bottle). It is SO much easier to just have them in that bottle than to suffer the potential consequences which can really put a nasty damper on your vacation (having to visit the police station). So I say better safe than sorry!!!

Thanks that was my original thought plus what if I get delayed I want to have extras and I am bring my insurance card in case I need a refill

 

[lost*in*cyberspace]

Yep. Things like Adderal and Ritalin are strictly forbidden in every country but USA and Canada. Even if you have a prescription you can't take them with you.

Stacy

This is absolutely untrue!

Please check facts before posting.

 

[CPT Tripss]

EXACTLY!!!
Esp if you are using a rental car and have them with and there is an accident. Some states have VERY STRICT laws about how these meds are to be transported around (such as in an original labeled prescription bottle). It is SO much easier to just have them in that bottle than to suffer the potential consequences which can really put a nasty damper on your vacation (having to visit the police station). So I say better safe than sorry!!!

Are you sure. Which states? Please cite the law.

 

[tinkerbellandeeyor]

Are you sure. Which states? Please cite the law.

I will be in a rental car but can't drive due to my eye sight that is why I ride the bus when I am home or I have friends and family that drive me

 

[CPT Tripss]

I will be in a rental car but can't drive due to my eye sight that is why I ride the bus when I am home or I have friends and family that drive me

Really no need to be concerned about the incorrect post by stitchlovestink . . . Carry your pills as you choose.

 

[jsilvers]

Are you sure. Which states? Please cite the law.

There actually do appear to be state laws that require narcotics to be kept in their original containers - although I would be surprised if they are commonly enforced. For example, from Connecticut:

Connecticut General Statutes Section 21a-257 - Person receiving narcotic drug to keep it in original container

A person to whom or for whose use any narcotic drug has been prescribed, sold or dispensed by a physician, dentist, pharmacist or other person authorized under the provisions of section 21a-248, and the owner of any animal for which any such drug has been prescribed, sold or dispensed may lawfully possess it only in the container in which it was delivered to the recipient by the person selling or dispensing the same except as may be authorized by regulations adopted hereunder.​

 

[tinkerbellandeeyor]

There actually do appear to be state laws that require narcotics to be kept in their original containers - although I would be surprised if they are commonly enforced. For example, from Connecticut:

Connecticut General Statutes Section 21a-257 - Person receiving narcotic drug to keep it in original container

A person to whom or for whose use any narcotic drug has been prescribed, sold or dispensed by a physician, dentist, pharmacist or other person authorized under the provisions of section 21a-248, and the owner of any animal for which any such drug has been prescribed, sold or dispensed may lawfully possess it only in the container in which it was delivered to the recipient by the person selling or dispensing the same except as may be authorized by regulations adopted hereunder.

I will be in ct

 

[Srbright]

This is absolutely untrue!

Please check facts before posting.

Then you should probably talk to the customs agents because I did. While having a side arm doesn't make you more intelligent it does tend to make you listen to them. And while perhaps "strictly forbidden" may have been too harsh, it is not a drug that is by any means welcome in other countries. While there are some countries that may let you slide (anecdotal evidence, "my brother brought it in and he didn't get caught"), most counties do not.

I have a family member that takes Adderal XR and was looking at an expat assignment in South Korea. Adderal is illegal to possess in South Korea, Japan and Taiwan. The mere possession of it will land you in jail. You can have it in New Zealand but you must surrender the bottle and go to a pharmacy every day to get a single pill.

It is a regulated controlled substance in a minimum of the UK and Germany and while it likely won't land you in jail like Taiwan it will be taken. The United Nations has published quite a few documents on what they consider to be the lack of usefulness of it. It is not a recognized medication for ADD in any country other than the US or Canada.

This of course doesn't apply to military or government people overseas because technically a military base is US soil so it is legal. Also, it doesn't apply to some other types (strattera, et al) which isn't amphetamine salts, but a neuronephrine RUI.

ETA: You *might* be able to get by in some of the European countries with a diagnosis of narcolepsy. But then not only would you have to have the prescription bottle, but also documentation from your doctor about the diagnosis and that still isn't a guarantee. Other countries don't have ADA laws like we do.

Stacy

 

[tinkerbellandeeyor]

Then you should probably talk to the customs agents because I did. While having a side arm doesn't make you more intelligent it does tend to make you listen to them. And while perhaps "strictly forbidden" may have been too harsh, it is not a drug that is by any means welcome in other countries. While there are some countries that may let you slide (anecdotal evidence, "my brother brought it in and he didn't get caught"), most counties do not.

I have a family member that takes Adderal XR and was looking at an expat assignment in South Korea. Adderal is illegal to possess in South Korea, Japan and Taiwan. The mere possession of it will land you in jail. You can have it in New Zealand but you must surrender the bottle and go to a pharmacy every day to get a single pill.

It is a regulated controlled substance in a minimum of the UK and Germany and while it likely won't land you in jail like Taiwan it will be taken. The United Nations has published quite a few documents on what they consider to be the lack of usefulness of it. It is not a recognized medication for ADD in any country other than the US or Canada.

This of course doesn't apply to military or government people overseas because technically a military base is US soil so it is legal. Also, it doesn't apply to some other types (strattera, et al) which isn't amphetamine salts, but a neuronephrine RUI.

ETA: You *might* be able to get by in some of the European countries with a diagnosis of narcolepsy. But then not only would you have to have the prescription bottle, but also documentation from your doctor about the diagnosis and that still isn't a guarantee. Other countries don't have ADA laws like we do.

Stacy

I am staying in the states but thanks for the info

 

[lost*in*cyberspace]

Then you should probably talk to the customs agents because I did. While having a side arm doesn't make you more intelligent it does tend to make you listen to them. And while perhaps "strictly forbidden" may have been too harsh, it is not a drug that is by any means welcome in other countries. While there are some countries that may let you slide (anecdotal evidence, "my brother brought it in and he didn't get caught"), most counties do not.

I have a family member that takes Adderal XR and was looking at an expat assignment in South Korea. Adderal is illegal to possess in South Korea, Japan and Taiwan. The mere possession of it will land you in jail. You can have it in New Zealand but you must surrender the bottle and go to a pharmacy every day to get a single pill.

It is a regulated controlled substance in a minimum of the UK and Germany and while it likely won't land you in jail like Taiwan it will be taken. The United Nations has published quite a few documents on what they consider to be the lack of usefulness of it. It is not a recognized medication for ADD in any country other than the US or Canada..........

Stacy

You posted that "things like Adderall and Ritalin are strictly forbidden in every country but [the] USA and Canada." Sorry, you are absolutely wrong. I don't know where you're getting your information. Yes, some countries are very strict about what prescription drugs are allowed, but most are not. My husband and I travel internationally quite often and not once have any of our OTC or prescription medications, whether in original bottles or not, been given a second glance by airport screeners.

This is OT anyway; OP asked about TSA requirements and no one else even mentioned ADHD meds.

 

[tinkerbellandeeyor]

You posted that "things like Adderall and Ritalin are strictly forbidden in every country but [the] USA and Canada." Sorry, you are absolutely wrong. I don't know where you're getting your information. Yes, some countries are very strict about what prescription drugs are allowed, but most are not. My husband and I travel internationally quite often and not once have any of our OTC or prescription medications, whether in original bottles or not, been given a second glance by airport screeners.

This is OT anyway; OP asked about TSA requirements and no one else even mentioned ADHD meds.

True not on those meds and true I am staying in the USA so not all that concerned about the above but I get to learn something new everyday

 

[phorsenuf]

If you carry nitroglycerine pills, I suggest you not carry them in the original labelled container.

Why is that?

 

[Srbright]

My husband and I travel internationally quite often and not once have any of our OTC or prescription medications, whether in original bottles or not, been given a second glance by airport screeners.

This is OT anyway; OP asked about TSA requirements and no one else even mentioned ADHD meds.

1) That is anecdotal evidence. Simply because they haven't caught you doesn't mean it isn't a restricted drug. Pills are harder because there is no drug sniffing dog for Adderal or Ritalin. You can easily Google for the laws and the UN publications. Wikipedia even has some good links although it is not a primary source.

2) The OP was asking if she needed the bottle. Depends on what kinds of meds.


Stacy

 

[tinkerbellandeeyor]

1) That is anecdotal evidence. Simply because they haven't caught you doesn't mean it isn't a restricted drug. Pills are harder because there is no drug sniffing dog for Adderal or Ritalin. You can easily Google for the laws and the UN publications. Wikipedia even has some good links although it is not a primary source.

2) The OP was asking if she needed the bottle. Depends on what kinds of meds.

Stacy

Thanks yes I take a controlled substance sorry about the confusion earlier

 

[davedmaine]

Also, the cargo compartment of a plane is not climate controlled. I've had bags come off there that are ice cold. And depending on how long they sit outside while the plane is being loaded/unloaded, they can sit in the sun for quite a while. Sometimes the food in.My checked bag had melted or become mushy from hear. A lot of medicines are not supposed to be exposed to extreme temperatures and you can't control it if they are in your checked bag.

You're putting frozen food in your checked bag?

 

[davedmaine]

Yep. Things like Adderal and Ritalin are strictly forbidden in every country but USA and Canada. Even if you have a prescription you can't take them with you.

Stacy

Please check your facts.

 

[CPT Tripss]

Why is that?

FlyerTalk poster reported her nitro pills were confiscated by an Airport Security Screener because all explosives are prohibited. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/21024500-post16.html
I know, it's hard to believe, but . . . From all her posts, she is non-confrontational at airport checkpoints, so no reason not to believe her report.

 

[CPT Tripss]

There actually do appear to be state laws that require narcotics to be kept in their original containers - although I would be surprised if they are commonly enforced. For example, from Connecticut:

Connecticut General Statutes Section 21a-257 - Person receiving narcotic drug to keep it in original container

A person to whom or for whose use any narcotic drug has been prescribed, sold or dispensed by a physician, dentist, pharmacist or other person authorized under the provisions of section 21a-248, and the owner of any animal for which any such drug has been prescribed, sold or dispensed may lawfully possess it only in the container in which it was delivered to the recipient by the person selling or dispensing the same except as may be authorized by regulations adopted hereunder.​

I suspect you are correct about enforcement, particularly if packaged with other medications in a one time dosing fashion. A Baggie with just narcotic pills in it would be another story. But how would a cop know absent probable case?

And CT law refers to narcotic, not controlled substance. CT definition of narcotic: (30) "Narcotic substance" means any of the following, whether produced directly or indirectly by extraction from substances of vegetable origin, or independently by means of chemical synthesis, or by a combination of extraction and chemical synthesis: (A) Morphine-type: (i) Opium and opiate, and any salt, compound, derivative, or preparation of opium or opiate which are similar thereto in chemical structure or which are similar thereto in physiological effect and which show a like potential for abuse, which are controlled substances under this chapter unless modified; (ii) any salt, compound, isomer, derivative, or preparation thereof which is chemically equivalent or identical with any of the substances referred to in clause (i), but not including the isoquinoline alkaloids of opium; (iii) opium poppy and poppy straw; (B) cocaine-type, coca leaves and any salt, compound, derivative or preparation of coca leaves, and any salt, compound, isomer, derivatives or preparation thereof which is chemically equivalent or identical with any of these substances or which are similar thereto in physiological effect and which show a like potential for abuse, but not including decocainized coca leaves or extractions of coca leaves which do not contain cocaine or ecgonine;

 

[phorsenuf]

FlyerTalk poster reported her nitro pills were confiscated by an Airport Security Screener because all explosives are prohibited. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/21024500-post16.html
I know, it's hard to believe, but . . . From all her posts, she is non-confrontational at airport checkpoints, so no reason not to believe her report.

That's just crazy! I carry nitro and thankfully never had an issue at the airport. I would have raised holy heck on that one. What happens should someone need those at 35,000 feet. Hopefully it was an uninformed agent because I can't see them doing that when they are a medical necessary for some people. Very interesting though.