I recently asked if anyone knew the rules on Non prescription medications in carry-on luggage. I meant pills like aspirin, tums, and all other non -liquid, non prescription medications. Can you just throw them in your carry on luggage and any amount of them. Do they have to be in their original container or can you carry advil and other non prescription meds in a pill dispenser. I hope this is clearer. Thanks for any help in this matter.

You can carry over the counter medicine, pills and liquid. We just came back from a weekend trip where we only had carryons. I had advil in its own container. Both my son and I had a cold and I carried on our liquid medicine (Nyquil and company - well over 3 oz). You just need to put that in a separate bag and declare it to the screener.

Here are the rules from the TSA website:
"Non-liquid or gel medications of all kinds such as solid pills, or inhalers are allowed through the security checkpoint once they have been screened. Please make sure your medications are labeled."
http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtrav...rial_1059.shtm

At the bottom of this link, everything is listed of what you can and cannot carry on:
http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtrav...ted-items.shtm

Regarding containers - it is always stated that medications must be in original and labeled containers. However, many people travel with both prescription and non-prescription medications in non-original containers without problem. If you do, just realize there is a small chance they could be challeneged or even confiscated.

I certainly would not even think of carrying liquid medication in anything other than original container.