Bob

Aye, my mother would send me 400-800mg tablets from Boots.

Before my doctor finally retired and would write a prescription for her to send to me for free, they were 1000mg.

Not to be taken all the time, mind, just as needed, but I had a bit of a issue with my ankles from an old sports injury.

Mallory

If you are registered with a pharmacy, they have all your info in the system, insurance, drug card, standing order, etc. OK to check around for something expensive, but for regular stuff I find it better to stick with one place.

I use something that I order from Canada Drugs, but only one item.

S.Susan

Thanks to all who replied. It's very helpful. My son is not worried about the biscuit anymore and he is a much happier little monkey now. And me, I know better what to bring now. Great , one thing I can cross on my list, another 200 followed. That's the Beauty of international moving
Thank again ! I wish you have a great weekend.

kins

From the UK I bring...
Bonjela (especially if you have babies who are teething)
Opticrom allergy eye drops (or equivalent sodium cromoglicate eyedrops from Boots)
Anthisan for mosquito bites
Lemsips

There may be equivalents here but either I haven't found them or they taste like crap.

Instead of Piriton I use Benadryl here in the US - it has a similar effect (dampens down reactions, makes you drowsy).

tom169

Thinking of medicines / cremes /etc ... One random thing that you may want to bring that I've seen in the UK but not here is sudocrem.

malch

What he said!

Any medicines can cause problems when you pass through customs.

Controlled substances (like but not limited to codeine) can't be brought in at all without a US prescription. With regular prescription medicines you can only import 50 dosage units. Even rather benign OTC medicines might cause hassle too if only because of the US .v. UK naming confusion.

I would carry in only what you absolutely need!

Bob

Orajel?

And for bites, I use that horrid smelling ammonia in a stick type thingy that's cheap in Reny's, which works a treat.

Pulaski

Similar product (to Bonjela), but doesn't taste as good.

WEBlue

I agree! The stuff in the baby section of our US pharmacy is not as nice on the skin (Desitin?)

My dad used to always bring back several pots of Sudocreme for eczema, razor burns, etc.

S.Susan

I have just realised that my husband needs doublebase hydrating gel and we buy it from Tesco all the time . do I need to stock this or we can get this easily in California ?I really hope we can get this over there as the package of this gel is so big ..

kins

Oh I also brought over Metanium from the UK - never found anything as good here. My kids are out of nappies now, thank god, but we've still got some Metanium in the cupboard...

kins

I am taking notes. Always looking for something that works on bites.

Bob

I didn't think either taste that great, so they're pretty much the same.

"Afterbite", is the most original name. It works on any stings, I've found...but don't scratch the bite and then put it on as it does sting a lot more that way

kins

I forgot to mention I also bring back Zovirax cream or a generic alternative.

Last time I tried to pick it up as a prescription in the US the copay was $125. It might well be available cheaper now, but I just buy it OTC in the UK instead.

adele

Interesting - Sudocrem is widely available here in Canada!