Carrying Medications while Traveling Abroad

Medicines you may need

Here are some of the tips on the medicines you may need to carry along with you:

• The prescription of your daily intake of medicines. Throughout your trip you should have enough amount of stalk to last. It is advisable to carry them always in your carry-on luggage and storing them in original prescription bottles. If the medicines are liquids, be sure to follow security guidelines.
• Medicine for diarrhea, usually over-the-counter.

Other items you may need:

• If bottled water is not available, iodine tablets and portable water filters to disinfect water.
• See Preventing Cryptosporidiosis for more detailed information on safe food and water consumption
• Sunglasses and Sun block are a must for protection from unsafe effects of UV sun rays.
• See Skin Cancer Questions and Answers for further information.
• Always make it a point to use alcohol-based hand sanitizer containing at least 60% alcohol and antibacterial hand wipes.

Tips on avoiding insect and mosquito bites:

• Also carry with you a hat to wear outside, whenever possible. Long pants and lightweight long-sleeved shirts should be preferred.
• Flying-insect spray helps in quickly killing flying insects and mosquitoes as it contains pyrethroid insecticide.

Note: For the latest information about airport screening procedures and prohibited items, you can also check the Air Travel section.