>> Just in case of difficulties, it's a good idea to get your doctor
    >> to produce a letter for you saying that he/she has prescribed the
    >> medicines for you.

It is also a good idea to carry a prescription in case you lose the
medicines.


    > And a further precaution: in case some medicines have different
    > commercial names in the USA and in Europe, the lettre should mention
    > their pharmacopea name.

The generic names can vary too. The two biggies are paracetamol
(acetaminophen in the US) and salbutamol (albuterol in the US).

To save space, I usually carry pills in clear film containers with
the packet label cut off and rolled up inside.


I once asked on rec.travel about a tougher one: I was going to the
Balkans at the height of the war in Bosnia and wanted to take some
useful medical supplies. What would have been most useful locally
was morphine. I never did find out how you got clearance to take
large quantities of it across Europe - I presume there is some sort
of internationally recognized manifest.

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On Thu, 07 Apr 2005 18:16:27 +0200, nitram <[email protected]> wrote:

    >On Thu, 07 Apr 2005 16:08:52 +0100, Keith Anderson
    ><[email protected]> wrote:
    >>On Thu, 07 Apr 2005 16:43:58 +0200, nitram <[email protected]> wrote:
    >>>I hope you did a realistic impression of collapsing on the floor in a
    >>>coma :-)
    >>I did consider it, but the person who took the stuff away was a rather
    >>pretty Venezuelan lass and it would have been bad form on my part - or
    >>at least I thought so at the time.
    >Even with the prospect of being given the kiss of life?

Gawd, I never thought of that. Must be getting old.......ah well, next
time!



Keith, Bristol, UK

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On Thu, 07 Apr 2005 18:12:20 +0100, Keith Anderson
<[email protected]> wrote:

    >On Thu, 07 Apr 2005 18:16:27 +0200, nitram <[email protected]> wrote:
    >>On Thu, 07 Apr 2005 16:08:52 +0100, Keith Anderson
    >><[email protected]> wrote:
    >>>On Thu, 07 Apr 2005 16:43:58 +0200, nitram <[email protected]> wrote:
    >>>>I hope you did a realistic impression of collapsing on the floor in a
    >>>>coma :-)
    >>>I did consider it, but the person who took the stuff away was a rather
    >>>pretty Venezuelan lass and it would have been bad form on my part - or
    >>>at least I thought so at the time.
    >>Even with the prospect of being given the kiss of life?
    >Gawd, I never thought of that. Must be getting old.......ah well, next
    >time!

Watch out for transvestite first aiders!

In article <[email protected]>,
"Jimmie" <[email protected]> wrote:

    > Here at home, our medications are kept in a seven-day container. We will be
    > in Ireland next week. Should we take the pill containers from the pharmacy
    > to prove we have prescriptions for each medication?
    > Jimmie

Yes, but there's no reason you can't bring your daily pill container to
use once you get to Ireland.