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Home » Reader question » Reader question: Can I bring medicines separately to Thailand?
Dear readers,
I have a question about taking medicines.
I heard from someone last night that you don't have to weigh medicines in your luggage. I leave on Tuesday and have 8 different medications for 6 months, so quite a pack. I think I read something about this on the blog but can't find it anymore.
Can you please help me with this?
Sincerely,
Harry
Ask the airline? It can differ per airline.
Furthermore, there are strict conditions that differ from country to country, especially if the medicines fall under the Opium Act in the country of arrival. Better not take it with you! Not even if they fall under the soft drugs in NL. You turn in the bin, without mercy.
Medicines must be in your name anyway and an English doctor's statement seems highly necessary for the 'pack' you want to take with you. People will sometimes think that you are going to trade. Oh, and take all the information leaflets with you, even if they are in Dutch.
I found a good website….
http://www.apotheek.nl/Thema_s/Thema_s/Medicijnen_op_reis.aspx?mId=10702&rId=11
Good luck !
It seems to me much easier to inquire in advance in renowned hospitals in Bangkok, for example, whether those medicines are also available there. That saves drag and weight. You can also inquire, for example, in Europe (Dutch importer) with the manufacturer of your medicines under which name etc. they are available in Thailand. The manufacturer, etc. is stated on the packaging, possibly the I-Net site, etc. It's a piece of cake to find out in advance how and what works.
You can get a statement from your doctor or specialist that you do not have to pay for extra weight. Medicines are outside the permitted suitcase weight and if you buy them here in Thailand, your wallet will immediately be empty and the travel insurance will NOT reimburse them. Edward
Hello Harry..
I could not answer your question regarding weight, but I can tell you that if you have to take soft drug-based medications with you, this is not a problem, despite certain bloggers claiming otherwise.
You must make sure that you take a certificate with you from your GP, this is also called a medicine card stating what you should take and making sure that it is drawn up in English.
I also take heavy medication based on morphine and I also have a pass for that ... because morphine medication is not available in Thailand and is normally prohibited, I have also tried in a few hospitals for a prescription but the medicine is not available here ... I will also continue to rely on having it sent or brought along.
It is also sometimes much more interesting to bring your medicines with you because the cost is usually higher here.
Regards and good luck Harry!
Dear Ronnie,
Medication based on morphine is indeed available in Thailand, unfortunately I speak from my own experience, I was admitted to Bangkok Hospital Phuket, due to pain complaints, I am also a chronic pain patient myself, you do not receive large amounts, they let me get a new supply every week, had to go from Krabi to Phuket.
Kapanol is available, the fentanyl patches are available (but they are really careful with that.)
and there are still a few.
But the point is that drugs based on morphine (or opiates) are indeed available, but not easily because doctors are very strictly monitored before dispensing that medication.
Yours faithfully,
Lex k.
Ronny, just an addition; oxycodone, oxycontin and oxynorm are indeed not available in Thailand, these are banned substances, doctors are not even allowed to prescribe them.
Lex K.
Hello Harry,
Last November I also had a lot of medicines with me, and at EVA they are weighed in, so I could only take 20kg + hand luggage.
I take the medication that is mandatory in my hand luggage.
Always request a medication passport from your pharmacy, and also indicate immediately upon arrival that you have medication with you.
Before I went to Thailand I sent a box of aids via the parcel service, which also saved a small 10 kg, maybe an option?
Regards Peter
Hello Peter,
I too once sent medical devices to Thailand by registered mail with an insured value of Euro 450,00 as a test. After shipment from the Netherlands it took more than 3 weeks before I could collect the shipment at a customs post in Isaan (Chong Chom) after a lot of research. That was not easy either, first had to pay 13% about Euro 58,00 in import duties. My question is: how did you go about sending medical devices to Thailand, customs, etc.? My problem is: there is no branch or importer in Thailand for these aids. no problem in the Netherlands. You could take it as hold luggage, but for 8 months it will soon be 20-25 kg, plus any import duties. Without import duties soon Euro 600,00 for overweight luggage. Surely there must be other Thailand blog readers who are dealing with similar problems. Any information is welcome, thanks in advance,
Regards,
Ben
Dear Harry,
I also have a lot of medication with me when I enter Thailand. You don't need a doctor's certificate with your name on it, but the doctor's certificate is written in English.
that's right, always keep your medicines separate, do not put them in the suitcase
you can take them with you along with your medication list
we do that ourselves when we go to thailand
greetings fam Borgsteede
Taking medicines with you as hand luggage is very wise. This is always allowed and certainly also when it comes to liquid substances.
Statements about the medicines to be taken can be obtained from the pharmacy.
If it concerns (much) more than the amount of medicines that are needed during the trip, things are more nuanced. Then it may be that a problem can arise with an excess of hand luggage. It seems logical to me that a choice must then be made between what must be taken along and what can be left behind. But I don't expect such a situation to arise anytime soon. Unless things get out of hand… Would you like to be certain about this in advance? Then it quickly becomes difficult to deal with.
India in particular can be very difficult about taking medicines, but you don't go there.
It is better not to put medicines in your hold luggage because of the risk of losing / delaying your bags. And another problem for your medicines can be the low temperatures in the hold. That is very bad for some medications.
And as for the weight of your hand luggage…. That has never been weighed with us
Of course you also provide a medical passport (available at the pharmacy). This also contains extra information about the medicines so that you can order medicines in your holiday country in case of an emergency using the passport or arrange a replacement medicine based on that information.
If your amount is very large, I would also ask for a statement (in English) from your treating doctor in which he states that you cannot do without those medicines.
Have fun preparing and enjoy your stay in Thailand.
Officially you must have a statement from/via Farmatec when exporting medicines, which must be legalized at the Min. from BuZa. This procedure takes a few weeks.
I ask for a statement from the pharmacy and take the daily supply in hand luggage and the supply (2 months) in the hold luggage. I always fly with a direct flight, so the chance of loss or delay is minimal.
Insulin must be in hand luggage, because of freezing and it is better to put it in a separate plastic bag. I had forgotten that on the return journey and an extra check was carried out in Bangkok. No problem otherwise.
I inquired about the medicines at a number of mortgages, including Facini in Pattaya, but I could not obtain the correct insulin there.
I was able to get some other medicines there. Do not know if with the same name and production in Thailand, the ingredients and effect are the same. There is no extensive description, as we know it in the Netherlands. I sold a medicine there and had the idea that the effect was less than that of the medicine from the Netherlands.
This experience is from the past 2 months.
I also use fentanyl patches no problem at all. However, you must indeed have a statement in English with you from the doctor who prescribed it. AND indeed a medical passport that is easy to get at your pharmacy I also use medicines that are not available in Thailand are known, but the last time in the hospital in Thailand, the doctor neatly searches the internet for a medicine. My husband had edema the last time and the Thai specialist immediately found the culprit on his medical passport and replaced it with another medicine that can also be written for this and even now feels better than with the previous medication. So you always see easily when you have everything with you. Have fun in Thailand.
Hi,
Who can tell me if I also need the approval of the Thai embassy for Citalopram>? I don't like it and the Thai embassy can't tell me either. I'm going to Thailand for 6 months so I have a nice supply with me and don't want to take any unnecessary risk.
I have already arranged a medicine passport and an English-language statement from my GP,
Thanks in advance for your feedback.
GR Bass
I have about 4 kilos of medicine with me with a statement from a doctor or specialist, no problem, it is not taken into account