Traveling with sharps?

[aliceg]

Please forgive me if this is in the wrong spot. But I thought perhaps you may be the most likely to know the answer.

I was recently prescribed medication via self injection twice daily. And I have a trip to WDW scheduled in 6 weeks. I only need to inject upon waking and in the evening, so there's no need to actually take the syringes with me into the Parks or anywhere else I travel during the day. I'll just need them in the hotel room. But, how do I get them down there? We're flying, so, can I just place them in my checked baggage? And then I guess I'll need a sharps disposal canister to take with me too?

Thanks for your help! This is all new to me.

 

[EastYorkDisneyFan]

you can request a sharps container at your resort and they will deal with it when you leave.

 

[WheeledTraveler]

I would highly suggest bringing the medication and enough syringes to get you through at least 2-3 days in your carry-on. You just never know what may happen and you don't want to get stuck without the medication. You can bring the syringes through TSA; you just need to declare them when you go through security.

 

[JillyBean1899]

I would highly suggest bringing the medication and enough syringes to get you through at least 2-3 days in your carry-on. You just never know what may happen and you don't want to get stuck without the medication. You can bring the syringes through TSA; you just need to declare them when you go through security.

This. Just make sure that the medicine is in the original labeled container; for example, if you have a bottle you draw up doses in, don't pre-draw them and bring loaded syringes on board. If they're the auto-injector style pens, make sure the original label is still on them.

The hotel will be able to provide you with a sharps box; if for some reason they can't, First Aid inside the parks can dispose of them for you, bringing them into the park wouldn't be a problem.

 

[ttintagel]

I remember the first time I requested a sharps container from a Disney resort - I was kind of disappointed that it was just the same, plain old red container like I had at home. I was expecting something whimsical with a pair of mouse ears on it, that giggled when you popped a spent syringe in its grinning mouth!

 

[Talking Hands]

Even easier than a sharps container is a needle clipper that is easy to carry with you. You just clip off the needle and it remains in the clipper. Then recap syringe and throw it in the trash.

 

[dreaming4disney]

I agree with previous poster that you should keep your meds with you in carryon bag. My husband takes all of his meds with him in the carry-on. Some meds need to be kept at room temp and it could be a huge pain if they lost your luggage containing your medication.

I think I have seen the sharps containers in some of the bathrooms in the parks if you needed.

We always feel better having all of our medication on hand.

 

[clhcpaca]

I go every every year for two weeks to WDW. I carry all my medications (portioned out in those weekly pill boxes (4-5 of them) in my carry-on bag, including insulin pens with frozen gel packs and sharps. I put my bag on the conveyor at TSA and have never been questioned or had TSA inspect them.

For the room, I use a small cosmetic bag to store the used sharps (mine have caps you can put on them) and I carry them back home and put in my red container.

 

[ttintagel]

But, yeah, I'd never put prescription medications or supplies in checked luggage. Luggage can get lost, nobody likes an emergency trip to the pharmacy, and insurance companies generally don't cover lost stuff.

 

[Tink575]

Please forgive me if this is in the wrong spot. But I thought perhaps you may be the most likely to know the answer. I was recently prescribed medication via self injection twice daily. And I have a trip to WDW scheduled in 6 weeks. I only need to inject upon waking and in the evening, so there's no need to actually take the syringes with me into the Parks or anywhere else I travel during the day. I'll just need them in the hotel room. But, how do I get them down there? We're flying, so, can I just place them in my checked baggage? And then I guess I'll need a sharps disposal canister to take with me too? Thanks for your help! This is all new to me.

I often go down for 6 weeks and take the pen needles and insulin in a bag that fits under the seat as my dh's personal bag. It gives me peace of mind.

 

[aliceg]

Thank you!

I didn't even think about bringing the syringes as carry-on. I just assumed that TSA would not allow that. But, yes, I should definitely bring them with me instead of checking!

And thank you for the idea of the needle clipper. I will look into that.

And I'll bring my own Mickey stickers to decorate the disposal container!