Mitnahme von Medikamenten

Hallo, 

wir fliegen Sonnabend zum ersten Mal in die USA. 

Können wir unsere verschreibungspflichtigen Medikamente im Handgepäck mitführen? Müssen diese in der Originalverpackung sein oder genügt diese Medikamentenschachtel für eine Woche? 

Stimmt es, dass ich für jedes verschreibungspflichtige Medikament eine Bestätigung des Arztes benötige?

Vielen Dank schon mal für die Antworten!

Hallo,

der Link zu der deutschen Seite geht (gerade) irgendwie nicht, also eben auf englisch:

Medication

You may bring medication into the U.S. for personal use only. You cannot bring in medicine for friends or family, nor can you mail medication to someone in the United States. Prescription medications should be in their original containers, and it is advised that you travel with no more than personal use quantities. If medications or devices are not in their original containers, you must have a copy of your prescription, or a note from your doctor with you.

Narcotics and certain other drugs with a high potential for abuse - Rohypnol, GHB and Fen-Phen, to name a few - may not be brought into the United States, and there are severe penalties for trying to do so. If you need medicines that contain potentially addictive drugs or narcotics (e.g., some cough medicines, tranquilizers, sleeping pills, antidepressants or stimulants), do the following:

• Declare all drugs, medicinals, and similar products to the appropriate U.S. customs official at the U.S. border;
• Carry such substances in their original containers;
• Carry only the quantity of such substances that a person with that condition (e.g., chronic pain) would normally carry for his/her personal use; and
• Carry a prescription or written statement from your physician that the substances are being used under a doctor's supervision and that they are necessary for your physical well being while traveling.

If you are traveling with medical devices such as needles or oxygen tanks that could pose a security or safety concern to others, be sure to have a copy of the prescription for those items from your doctor. You should also contact the airline and the Transportation Security Administration regarding any additional requirements it may have.

Non-prescription medicines (also known as over-the-counter or OTC medicines), vitamins, and supplement products fall under the jurisdiction of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). In general FDA will not object to the personal importation of those products, as long as:

• The traveler is carrying the products in their possession (or in their luggage);
• The amount being carried is an amount reasonably considered for personal use.

For additional information please consult the FDA Consumer Alert webpage via the following link: FDA.gov

Quelle: http://sweden.usembassy.gov/consulate/acs4.html

Ich hoffe, dein Englisch reicht aus um das alles zu verstehen, ansonsten eben nochmal nachfragen.

Viele Grüße

Jilly

Vielen Dank Jilly!

Der Link funktioniert inzwischen auch wieder in Deutsch - Gott sei Dank! Ich hätte sonst wirklich mit der Übersetzung zu kämpfen gehabt!

Bin nun schon schlauer