Bringing prescription meds over as a tourist

322POSTS

15 years ago

I was asked this question:聽 If you are only coming 5 days and take 10 different kinds of prescriptions, what's the best way to bring them to Libya?

If you brought each prescription bottle, they would only have 5 pills in them and you would have 10 bottles.聽

Have the doctor list the medications and put them all in one bottle?

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Sandman6 ViP

1863POSTS

15 years ago

You should never mix different medicines in the same bottle - they can react with each other and either nullify the effects of the medicine or worse, cause an adverse reaction. It varies from type to type.

Better to get a "pill box", where different medications can be kept separately in a small container.

Sea Angel Serial expat

322POSTS

15 years ago

Sandman6 wrote:
You should never mix different medicines in the same bottle - they can react with each other and either nullify the effects of the medicine or worse, cause an adverse reaction. It varies from type to type.

Better to get a "pill box", where different medications can be kept separately in a small container.

Thank you, Sandman.聽 But what about getting the medicine in here?

Kmltn Member

17POSTS

15 years ago

I am not sure it is a huge problem to bring in meds. As for the bottles and the doctor聮s note, I am sure the guys at the airport are not going to know the difference or care. If the meds aren't "mind altering" meaning Valium, Prozac etc you should be able to get equivalent meds here the pharmacies dispense meds without prescription except for the mind altering meds (don't know what else to call them). So I would go ahead and bring them in, the Libyans should be fairly tolerant of medicine that are necessary for individual use.

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Thebigtuna Contributor

140POSTS

15 years ago

If you're worried about being getting your meds through the airport, I'm pretty sure airport security doesn't care. Unless you're bringing in massive quantities, like a suitcase full of pills or something.

Sea Angel Serial expat

322POSTS

15 years ago

Thank, Everyone.聽 I will pass the info. on.

mzsmartypants Active member

54POSTS

15 years ago

When I travel into Libya I always bring in medications for myself and husband (refills) -- all prescribed.聽聽I take Prozak (helps me cope with Libya- LOL), and I have never had any problems whatsoever.

Sea Angel Serial expat

322POSTS

15 years ago

mzsmartypants wrote:
When I travel into Libya I always bring in medications for myself and husband (refills) -- all prescribed.聽聽I take Prozak (helps me cope with Libya- LOL), and I have never had any problems whatsoever.

Is Prozak what I need, mzsmartypants, for coping?聽 LOL聽 LOL聽 LOL

mzsmartypants Active member

54POSTS

15 years ago

Let's just say it my little secret for coping with just about everything that appears on this board for discussion. :blink

Thebigtuna Contributor

140POSTS

15 years ago

#10

Yeah. Without their government-subsidized, mandatory Prozac god knows what the Libyan population would do. Probably go bananas and tear every building in Libya down brick by brick because of their inability to cope

expatlibya Active member

88POSTS

15 years ago

#11

I bring in over-the-counter medicines, anti-biotics, herbal/ayurvedic medicines - anything I think we may need for the next year in Tripoli (without prescriptions), but no one has questioned us till now. As long as everything is packaged & labelled, I don't think there should be a problem, especially if you have a prescription.