I set my meds up in 2 week planner. Do I have to keep them in original bottles when traveling to Italy?
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Tresana, Highlands Ranch, CO, USA
23238 posts
Not unless they were some type of highly controlled substances. Going into Italy, no one will look at what you are carrying.
Posted by
San Francisco Bay Area
5697 posts
Probably wouldn't hurt if you carried a printout of the prescriptions. I had pills in individual snack-size ziploc bags, with prescription label from the bottle pasted on each baggie. (Month-long trip.) Nobody ever asked.
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Carry a printout of the RXs from your doctor. If you need to seek medical care it will be helpful to jave, especially with tne real name, not a brand name. We count out our pills and dump them in baggies, never take bottles.
Posted by
Tucson, Arizona
416 posts
On my cell phone, I take a photo of the pill bottle with my name and the pill description and strength showing, and make sure that one of the pills is in front of the bottle in the photo.
Posted by
Atlanta
4796 posts
We've been to Italy many times and have never had a problem using this system to save space and weight. We have the pharmacist print out extra labels which we put on freezer zip lock bags and put the pills in the bags. We also take the original data sheet that comes with the RX to show that it is for us. In addition to Italy, we have been to many European and South American countries and have never had a problem. There are some U.S. state laws that require prescription meds be in original containers, but they are rarely enforced and I can only remember reading about one case in the last 20 years. Not saying our system is absolutely foolproof, Just that we've never had a problem. If your meds include high potency controlled substances, you might want to use the original container as well as taking the data sheet.