Taking Medicines Abroad
November 17th 2009
Discuss your travel plans with your GP in plenty of time before you travel and ask if you need to make any special arrangements. If you have a condition that could flare up when you are away, ask your GP to give you a written record of your health details.
Make sure that you have enough medicines with you to last for your whole trip. It is also useful to note the drug (generic) names of your medicines as well as their brand names in case of emergency.
Some countries limit the amount of particular drugs that you can bring in. Check for restrictions before you travel.
For some types of medicines, you will need a letter from your doctor or a licence from the Home Office in order to take them in or out of the UK.
These website links have a lot of helpful advice on taking medicines abroad.
Contacts
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BUPA |
0800 600 500 |
hcd2.bupa.co.uk/fact_sheets/html/travel_medicines.html |
| Cancer Research UK | 020 7061 8355 Freephone 0808 800 40 40 | www.cancerhelp.org.uk/help/default.asp?page=24328 |
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Home Office |
Direct Communications Unit 2 Marsham Street, London SW1P 4DF0207 035 4848 (9am-5pm Mon-Fri) |
drugs.homeoffice.gov.uk/drugs-laws/licensing/personal/ |
| Macmillan Cancer Support | 89 Albert Embankment, London, SE1 7UQ0808 808 00 00 (help line) |
www.macmillan.org.uk/Cancerinformation/Livingwithandaftercancer/Practicalissues/Travel/Takingmedicinesabroad.aspx |
Review date: October 2010
