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you really ** must ** get the letter from the doctor - even in singapore airport getting stopped wont be funny unless you can prove you have a right to hold the drugs.

of course teh chances are ridiculously small it will be a problem - but get the letter and make the chances of it becoming a real problem minute. You may plan to stay in the airort but there are scenarios that would mess that up eg if your flight gets delayed/cancelled because of mechanical issues at singapore and you have to clear local immigration to stay overnight - then you have a restricted drug in the country with no explanation and no way to get more. (Singaporeans dont muck about with restricted drugs - zero tolerance)

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We didn't go thru Customs and thereby did not "enter" Singapore. If you plan to enter Singapore, then you should check their customs website for the drugs importation list. Certain drugs, e.g. Codeine, are a controlled substance in Singapore and you need a special permit if you have them in your handbag.

We didn't want the hassle and therefore stayed "airside". This is no hardship. Changi Airport is huge: Has two hotels airside, lots of shops, swimming pool, many many restaurants etc etc

On the first trip we only had 1.5 hours between connecting flights. On another flight we had a night and we booked ourselves into one of the airside hotels.

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If you have a drug on the restricted list, a doctor's letter will not help. You must hold an import certificate.

But if the flight gets delayed does not mean you have to clear customs to stay overnight. "Airside" in Singapore are two hotels, many restaurants, plenty of shops, a swimming pool. You can stay "airside" until your connecting flight departs even if that's days later.

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I take a few prescription meds (not controlled) and carried a good few months supply in my hand luggage (so I could find them quickly if they asked for them). I didn't have a letter from my GP (although I'm sure that it's a good thing to have); I just had the repeat prescription page. I also declared them... in fact I declared EVERYTHING I could think of, so I wouldn't inadvertently end up with a poxy fine for having dirt on the bottom of my shoe!

Immigration were not fussed at all with my meds.. they didn't even want to look at them; they were far more interested with the Xbox360 games my teenager insisted on being put in his hand luggage. As there was so many of them, I think they thought we were setting up a business :blink:

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UPDATE: Went to my GP a few days before flying and he simply wrote on the back on a repeat prescription sheet that I was Epileptic and this was my medication. On the plane I declared that I had meds and when a customs officer spoke to me at Sydney he asked about it.. I explained my situation and offered to show him the meds.. He declined to see them, stamped my card and let me straight through.. Too easy.

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Told you so :lol:.

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Hi,

I came via Singapore, and had two types of Epilepsy meds for my daughter no problems. Kept in hand luggage with letter.
Also had other meds for my son.

Only thing I had to show was the Epi Pens, all airports demand to see them and proof of why you need them. Due to being injections.

Gems