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Post by vpainter on Nov 22, 2013 16:01:16 GMT
Yes, bring a written prescription from your doctor for prescription meds to show they were prescribed. Just a safety issue in case customs asks you, more than likely not.
Working for Aramco, prescriptions are free when prescribed by your doctor. Although you may purchase drugs in the local pharmacies without a prescriptions, except for controlled medications like narcotics and a few others.
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Ram723
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Post by Ram723 on Nov 22, 2013 18:40:50 GMT
How about over the counter medicine (pain reliever; cold remedy) or ointments? Do they tend to care if there is a doctor note about those if they are in the original bottles with the labels on them? Thank you ~ <<In response to a similar medicine question here, viewtopic.php?f=73&t=122950&p=147156&hilit=medicine+over+the+counter+doctor+note&sid=91ce3a99cb2563f729e3f869033d5de8#p147156 one response was that they put the over the counter medicine in the checked luggage. I wonder if in general they really care about doctor's notes about that. I understand it would be a risk without one, but I'm not sure if I'd really be able to obtain a note like this.>> |
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Post by vpainter on Nov 23, 2013 3:10:38 GMT
We never have a doctor's note for over the counter medicines or vitamins. We bring them in all the time in our checked luggage. Aspirin, allergy meds, Advil, Tylenol, Metamucil types, ointments, Multi vitamins, specific vitamins, etc. some you are able to buy in KSA in the local drug stores, some are hit and miss, some you cannot find, but there is many times an equivalent drug available.
I recommend you bring what you are used to taking, 3 months, 6 months or a year, find out what you can find and what you cannot and you will know what you need to continue to bring in. But you won't be scrambling to find medications while you are trying to settle in.
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