Pulaski

FIFY.

Jerseygirl

30+ years ago when we were in Florida on holiday...hubby developed Delhi Belly. I went into a pharmacy and asked for Kaolin and Morphine (I used to buy it in the U.K.)..the pharmacist almost collapsed

badgb21

Piccalilli, M&S underwear and socks & HP sauce

Jerseygirl

TBH unless you use or eat vast quantities of certain things I wouldn't bother bringing stuff over...you will have more important things to worry about. You can buy a vast array of British goodies in NYC...and you can buy almost anything online now.

durham_lad

I've done it many times and only discovered this year that it is prescription only in the UK, and that was only just recently when my doctor asked what I had been taking for my back that I had just injured when I fell. When I said naxproxen he asked where I had obtained it and I told him truthfully that my doctor in the USA had prescribed it but said that as it was much cheaper for me to buy 2x220mg OTC than 1 x 500mg prescription that I should try that first. My Doctor in England told me that if it was working then to continue with it. He had examined my back and confirmed that he thought it was soft tissue damage only.

Jerseygirl

I take it you don't declare it as you go through UK customs?

mrken30

The novelty of all the new options may keep you going for a while before you start missing foods from the UK.

I would spend some time researching food standards in the US if you at all concerned about not eating bleached chicken etc.

steveq

Piccalili is easy to make if you're so minded. HP is in Wegmans and many supermarkets - its a Heinz product after all

durham_lad

Never noticed it listed as something not allowed. I always carry a ziplock bag of OTC meds when I travel including Tylenol, ibuprofen, naproxen, travel sickness, Imodium, Miralax, antacids, plus the one prescribed beta blocker drug I do take. I know that ignorance is not an excuse.

durham_lad

This is the list I just looked up on the government website. Naproxen is not listed although it does say the, very extensive, list is not exhaustive.

https://www.gov.uk/travelling-controlled-drugs


https://www.gov.uk/government/public...gs-legislation

Pulaski

So are baked beans, but that doesn't stop groceries stocking Heinz beans as an exotic imported product and charging $2.99/can.

mrken30

And several products you think maybe the same are taste adjusted for the American consumer. Add a little bit more salt and sugar normally does it. Baked beans tend to come in BBQ sauce instead of tomato sauce.

However you may find you prefer the American version of several products.

Pulaski

BBQ syrup, more like, at least in some cases.

RollingStones

Tylenol and paracetamol are the same thing btw
In the same way epinephrine and adrenalin are. American and British respectively.

Jerseygirl

The generic name is Acetaminophen.