LPT: Some anti-anxiety meds can be claimed as allergy meds For my fellow Americans with anxiety: They’re older drugs, but Atarax and Vistaril (generic name hydroxyzine) are similar to Benadryl and are used for allergies as well as anxiety. That means a general practitioner can write you a prescription and code it as an anti-allergy med. In a pinch, daily over-the-counter Benadryl will also function as …

Stolen meds I’ve done a fair amount of international travel, and for the past 10 years or so I’ve flown for volunteer home builds (think Habitat for Humanity and the like) 1-2 x year. I still find myself thinking about an experience in Peru last September. I’m old and take meds for blood pressure, cholesterol, etc. I don’t take any opiates or other controll…

Bringing Meds through Qatar Hi all, we will be transiting through Qatar Airport soon. We just found out that it’s hard with Meds. All I could find out is that it only applies when u r entering Qatar, but we are just transiting. I need Meds for Asthma and High Blood Pressure. Also we are planning to take Meds against flu (Wick Daymed, we hv a kid and are sick a lot) and Ibu…

Traveling with meds? I am flying to Canada, France, and Germany, I have a few prescriptions I need to take with me and one of them is controlled pain. Will I have issues taking them with me? I have a script for all. The pain is an opioid and they are broke in half and there’s less than 15 of them. The other scripts are an antidepressant, Xanax, and thyroid. I never …

Over the counter meds to UK I have some friends in England and I was going to send them DayQuil and NyQuil both in liquid and tablet form. Active ingredient is Dextromethorphan. I’m reading mixed things online and the UK misuse and abuse law does not indicate this medication. Can I send it to the UK? Also, how much ibuprofen can I send? submitted by /u/jess82jlg

Travel with prescription meds out of their packaging? We’re travelling from Australia to the UK, Prague, Germany, France, Switzerland, Italy and Egypt. I would like to bring my prescription medication in a pill box, rather than in their original packaging. I’m happy to bring the original packaging along for reference, though. Does anyone know if this will be a problem at customs? I’ll be declaring …

LPT take a photo of your meds on your phone This way you will have the correct dosage, spelling and Doctor’s name in case you are in an emergency or just need a quick refill and are away from the medicine cabinet. submitted by /u/GoWest1223

LPT: do not stop at the pharmacy on the way to the airport to pick up your meds So many times I hear I’m on my way to catch a plane. I need vacation meds. Make arrangements for extra medication way ahead of time. submitted by /u/2muchonreddit