Please tell me I am miss informed

[tinkerbellandeeyor]

Do you need the original bottle for controlled substance or can I just bring enough for the weekend

 

[lovemygoofy]

I wouldn't just put random pills in a Ziploc bag and throw in my purse to go through security in. Take the pill bottle

 

[kaytieeldr]

Bring the labeled container of possible, but YEA isn't going to test. Do not being anything not legal in your destination state (i.e., if you were flying from Canada to Illinois, marijuana is not legal.)

 

[tinkerbellandeeyor]

Bring the labeled container of possible, but YEA isn't going to test. Do not being anything not legal in your destination state (i.e., if you were flying from Canada to Illinois, marijuana is not legal.)

Sorry color me confused

 

[tinkerbellandeeyor]

Btw do you still have to remove food from your cary on

 

[kdonnel]

Btw do you still have to remove food from your cart on

In the US yes.

 

[bcla]

Do you need the original bottle for controlled substance or can I just bring enough for the weekend

What's the circumstance? Most of these attempts at answers are assuming you're traveling somewhere and might be searched.

 

[kaytieeldr]

Sorry color me confused

Do not being anything that is legal in your state but not legal in the state you're going to. Marijuana example used because it's currently on this page.

 

[tinkerbellandeeyor]

Going from mco to Hartford and I dont want to bring the full script if I dont have to but if I do i will suck it up and do so

 

[Floridaman999]

Going from mco to Hartford and I dont want to bring the full script if I dont have to but if I do i will suck it up and do so

If it's a controlled substance I highly recommend having it in the original prescription container. Not just for the airport, but law enforcement everywhere would frown upon you carrying a controlled substance without the proper, documented container.

 

[Kitty 34]

Going from mco to Hartford and I dont want to bring the full script if I dont have to but if I do i will suck it up and do so

What's the problem taking the full script? I would think in it's original bottle all would be fine.

 

[kiddo76]

It is always advisable to keep any controlled substances in their original Rx bottle, whether flying or not. I have an anxiety disorder and take Xanax as needed. I used to keep it in several little umarked pill boxes so I would always have some available if necessary, such as at home and in my purse. Then I found out that even though I have a legal prescription, if I got pulled over while driving*, it is possible I could be detained by the police until I could prove I was in possession of it lawfully. It's not worth the risk.

*Just to clarify, I DO NOT drive if I've taken a Xanax, but the pills are in my possession.

 

[DLgal]

I never take all the containers because I have several and some are in large boxes with blister packs. I keep a photo of all my current prescription containers and just use tiny pill pouches that are labeled, when I travel. Worst case, it gets questioned and I can prove pretty easily that I have it legally.

 

[tinkerbellandeeyor]

What's the problem taking the full script? I would think in it's original bottle all would be fine.

I'm scared of losing it It's My Life Saver and never have lost it before but still there's a first for everything

 

[Ben E N]

Why not keep the rest of the prescription at home in a ziploc and only bring the amount you need in your pill bottle? Then you can put the other pills in the bottle again once you get home.

 

[tinkerbellandeeyor]

Why not keep the rest of the prescription at home in a ziploc and only bring the amount you need in your pill bottle? Then you can put the other pills in the bottle again once you get home.

I love that idea

 

[Ben E N]

I love that idea

Thanks! If I take enough shots on these boards, one of them is bound to hit! Good luck on your trip.

 

[bcla]

Going from mco to Hartford and I dont want to bring the full script if I dont have to but if I do i will suck it up and do so

TSA doesn't require it at airports, but they note that there might be different state laws.

https://www.tsa.gov/blog/2014/09/05/tsa-travel-tips-traveling-medication

• TSA does not require passengers to have medications in prescription bottles, but states have individual laws regarding the labeling of prescription medication with which passengers need to comply.

All I could find about Connecticut is that for any prescription narcotic, there is a legal requirement to keep it in the original container in which it was dispensed to the patient. Obviously removing a pill from the container to use would be OK, but I read this as meaning that if you've got it you legally must keep it in the original bottle from the pharmacist until ready to use. They don't say it has to have the original prescription label or that there's any requirement to prove who the prescription belongs to. I've received prescription medication that had a bottle (with a specific quantity of meds from manufacturer) inside a box, and the prescription label was applied only to the box. I'd think your chance of being searched is extremely low, and in any case laws such as these are meant to address illegal sales. For instance, I remember someone once talking about getting a bottle of Vicodin and then selling them individually to friends. It would give law enforcement one more weapon if they suspect illegal piecemeal transfer of narcotics.

https://www.cga.ct.gov/2017/pub/chap_420b.htm#sec_21a-257
Sec. 21a-257. (Formerly Sec. 19-464). Person receiving narcotic drug to keep it in original container. A person to whom or for whose use any narcotic drug has been prescribed, sold or dispensed by a physician, dentist, pharmacist or other person authorized under the provisions of section 21a-248, and the owner of any animal for which any such drug has been prescribed, sold or dispensed may lawfully possess it only in the container in which it was delivered to the recipient by the person selling or dispensing the same except as may be authorized by regulations adopted hereunder.​

 

[Turksmom]

I love that idea

That is a good idea. If you have a medical issue while traveling, it will be important for paramedics/ docs to identify what meds you have. Having access to the bottles can save time.

 

[ashley0139]

In the US yes.

I've never had to remove food from my carry on in the US, and I fly relatively often.