Two conversations this morning led me to check the Transportation Security Administration web site to confirm the regulations regarding prescription medications in carry on luggage.
As it turns out, medications do not need to be in their original packaging. They do not even need to be labeled. The following is copied directly from the TSA site (link provided below), but the highlighting is mine.
All medications in any form or type (for instance, pills, injectables, or homeopathic) and associated supplies (syringes, Sharps disposal container, pre-loaded syringes, jet injectors, pens, infusers, etc.) are allowed through the security checkpoint once they have been screened. Atropens, an auto-injection system that can help treat many emergency conditions (low heart rate, breathing problems, and excess saliva related to insecticide, nerve gas or mushroom poisoning) are also allowed.
We do not require that your medications be labeled.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) migraine inhalers and CO2 refills.
Medications in daily dosage containers are allowed through the checkpoint once they have been screened.
TSA Website link: http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtravel/specialneeds/editorial_1374.shtm#4
I have been asked by fellow travelers if we need to carry our Medicare and medical insurance cards with us to Italy. Can you help?
ReplyDeleteGood question!
ReplyDeleteThere is no need to carry your Medicare card, as Medicare does not provide coverage for services rendered in Europe. You can read more about this on the Medicare web site here: http://www.medicare.gov/Publications/Pubs/pdf/11037.pdf
As for other medical insurance, you should check with your provider to find out about their requirements and regulations.