kenav

Is it necessary to bring aspirin, vitamins, etc. in their original bottle or wrapping when taking them on carry-on to Europe/back to U.S., or is it OK to just put these pills in a weekly (separated by day) plastic container without any written material about them?

sandi_travelnut

This probably applies to OTC as well as prescription:

http://www.fodors.com/forums/threads...p;tid=34963041

Travelnut

I toss a few of anything we take on a daily basis into one pill bottle. Never been asked to explain.

PalenQ

I do the plastic bag thing as well mixing several vitamins, herbals, aspirin, etc.

That said i was thoroughly searched at Customs returning last month - everything inspected, especially my pill bags with great scrutiny - i had even combined some benign prescription pills and was upbraided by Customs folks for doing so.
But i had labeled each plastic bag with contents so it seemed OK to them.
I had never been searched like this since my first trip in 1969 and have gone at least annually since - so about once every 38 years

ekscrunchy

Do you look like a hippy?

kenav

Let's see - except for my pink granny glasses, peace sign necklace, constantly saying "Wow, man", and verbally referencing 1968 every chance I get, I guess not. Will this impact on my aspirin and Vitamin C bringing?

ekscrunchy

Groovy! I wanted to know if PalenQ looked like a beatnik and if that was the reason he got searched.

I would not worry about this..you do not need the original bottle..if you are truly worried, you can get a printout from the drugstore listing all the prescriptions you have and just bring the list along with you just in case. Not sure about the medical marijuana, though.

Kellye

You need a letter from the President on the medical marijuana. ;-)

ekscrunchy

Is that true? Or are you being facetious?

PalenQ

No i don't look like a Beatnick IMO - relatively ordinary. I think they were really searching for currency - after i picked up my bag three different Customs agents asked me how much currency i was carrying and each noted it separtely on my Customs declaration before i got to the final check out where i was red flagged for the thorough search suspected of exceeding the $10,000 currency import limit (can bring in as much as you want but have to declare anything in excess of $10,000)
When i got there the agents i heard saying were confused why i was flagged - could not find anything on computer like they suspected. So i think i was trageted in error.
A beagle had already sniffed my luggage and everyone elses at the baggage carousel - probably looking for meat or veggies.