Prescription from Dr.
Prescription from Dr.
I am going to be going back to the States in about a week and I have chronic back pain. Does anyone know if I can get a prescription so I can get through customs?
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A prescription for what drug, and how many pills are you planning to bring back?
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Prescription or sick note?
Dictated to a slave and sent by carrier pigeon.
[quote="gavinmac"]A prescription for what drug, and how many pills are you planning to bring back?[/quote]
When I was living in the States my Dr. Prescribed the generic for vicodin (hydrocodone) but moved to Thailand for a year and could not get anything close to that. Have been in Phnom Penh for almost two months and been taking valium 1o mg. so I can sleep at night. During the day I take a form of codeine (not that strong but seems to help) twice a day. So I will be in the States for six weeks visiting family and then we are off to China. I don't have insurance anymore so a Dr. in the States is out of the question. My question is if I have a prescription from a Dr. here for four sheets of valium and probably two packages of the codeine, will that be sufficient for customs in the States? We have five small grandchildren and soon to be six so I will need it! Thanks for any information you can provide.
When I was living in the States my Dr. Prescribed the generic for vicodin (hydrocodone) but moved to Thailand for a year and could not get anything close to that. Have been in Phnom Penh for almost two months and been taking valium 1o mg. so I can sleep at night. During the day I take a form of codeine (not that strong but seems to help) twice a day. So I will be in the States for six weeks visiting family and then we are off to China. I don't have insurance anymore so a Dr. in the States is out of the question. My question is if I have a prescription from a Dr. here for four sheets of valium and probably two packages of the codeine, will that be sufficient for customs in the States? We have five small grandchildren and soon to be six so I will need it! Thanks for any information you can provide.
I don't know for sure, but I would GUESS you could go to a smaller clinic, explain your situation, and they might write you a long one to take with you. I would assume you won't have any trouble, but I doubt any changes would get thrown on you in the States if you had a prescription for the meds you were carrying.Beck wrote:When I was living in the States my Dr. Prescribed the generic for vicodin (hydrocodone) but moved to Thailand for a year and could not get anything close to that. Have been in Phnom Penh for almost two months and been taking valium 1o mg. so I can sleep at night. During the day I take a form of codeine (not that strong but seems to help) twice a day. So I will be in the States for six weeks visiting family and then we are off to China. I don't have insurance anymore so a Dr. in the States is out of the question. My question is if I have a prescription from a Dr. here for four sheets of valium and probably two packages of the codeine, will that be sufficient for customs in the States? We have five small grandchildren and soon to be six so I will need it! Thanks for any information you can provide.gavinmac wrote:A prescription for what drug, and how many pills are you planning to bring back?
I should imagine they would just take them, WORST CASE SCENARIO.
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I think that's true. Customs doesn't get too worked up about prescription drugs for personal use. As long as you are not carrying a guitar case full of drugs in from Mexico, you should be OK.cambod wrote: I should imagine they would just take them, WORST CASE SCENARIO.
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Avoid trying to send 25000 pills via the postal system even if they are legal here.
Thanks for the information. I will try the clinic. Been traveling for two years so I am expecting to be checked.
Thanks again!
Thanks again!
Make something that looks like a real prescription pad similar to this: http://rojosonmedicalclinic.files.wordp ... d_2012.jpg.
Have a local person write down what you need in Khmer (except for the names of the prescription drugs) and sign it with a Khmer-sound alias. Good luck.
Have a local person write down what you need in Khmer (except for the names of the prescription drugs) and sign it with a Khmer-sound alias. Good luck.
My GUESS is that you won't even get checked at all. However, keep us updated on what happens!Beck wrote:... Been traveling for two years so I am expecting to be checked.
Thanks again!
I like your way of thinking!virak wrote:Make something that looks like a real prescription pad similar to this: http://rojosonmedicalclinic.files.wordp ... d_2012.jpg.
Have a local person write down what you need in Khmer (except for the names of the prescription drugs) and sign it with a Khmer-sound alias. Good luck.
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Traveling for two years doesn't necessarily attract suspicion. If you flew from Boston to Cambodia and back for a long weekend, that would set more bells off.
For what it's worth, about a year ago, I handed my U.S. customs form to the guy after collecting my bags and he specifically asked "Do you have any pharmaceuticals?" I told him I had some prescription medication and he waved me through.
For what it's worth, about a year ago, I handed my U.S. customs form to the guy after collecting my bags and he specifically asked "Do you have any pharmaceuticals?" I told him I had some prescription medication and he waved me through.
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Carry a written prescription and only enough to last the duration of your visit and you'll be fine, according to this:
http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/travel/vacat ... Medication
http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/travel/vacat ... Medication
Medication
Rule of thumb: When you go abroad, take the medicines you will need, no more, no less. Narcotics and certain other drugs with a high potential for abuse - Rohypnol, GHB and Fen-Phen, to name a few - may not be brought into the United States, and there are severe penalties for trying to do so. If you need medicines that contain potentially addictive drugs or narcotics (e.g., some cough medicines, tranquilizers, sleeping pills, antidepressants or stimulants), do the following:
Declare all drugs, medicinals, and similar products to the appropriate CBP official;
Carry such substances in their original containers;
Carry only the quantity of such substances that a person with that condition (e.g., chronic pain) would normally carry for his/her personal use; and
Carry a prescription or written statement from your physician that the substances are being used under a doctor's supervision and that they are necessary for your physical well being while traveling.
U.S. residents entering the United States at international land borders who are carrying a validly obtained controlled substance (other than narcotics such as marijuana, cocaine, heroin, or LSD), are subject to certain additional requirements. If a U.S. resident wants to bring in a controlled substance (other than narcotics such as marijuana, cocaine, heroin, or LSD) but does not have a prescription for the substance issued by a U.S.-licensed practitioner (e.g., physician, dentist, etc.) who is registered with, and authorized by, the Drug Enforcement Administration to prescribe the medication, the individual may not import more than 50 dosage units of the medication into the United States. If the U.S. resident has a prescription for the controlled substance issued by a DEA registrant, more than 50 dosage units may be imported by that person, provided all other legal requirements are met.
Please note that only medications that can be legally prescribed in the United States may be imported for personal use. Be aware that possession of certain substances may also violate state laws. As a general rule, the FDA does not allow the importation of prescription drugs that were purchased outside the United States. Please see their Web site for information about the enforcement policy for personal use quantities.
Warning: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration prohibits the importation, by mail or in person, of fraudulent prescription and nonprescription drugs and medical devices. These include unorthodox “cures” for such medical conditions as cancer, AIDS, arthritis or multiple sclerosis. Although such drugs or devices may be legal elsewhere, if the FDA has not approved them for use in the United States, they may not legally enter the country and will be confiscated, even if they were obtained under a foreign physician’s prescription.
Additional information about traveling with and importing medication can be found at the FDA's Drugs page.
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