Sue and Kevin Mullen wrote:
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>Rosalie B. wrote:
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>> Sue and Kevin Mullen wrote:
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>>>Kate wrote:
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>>>>Morning,
>>>>
>>>>Just went thru Phila Int for the Sleazy cruise. TSA has just moved the
>>>>start of the line up a few feet and set up a table with an agent
>>>>checking your (carryons) Quart ZipLoc bags, They are checking that
>>>>everything in it i.e., Toothpaste, lotions, etc are 3 oz or less. Had
>>>>a toothpaste container of 4 ozs but only had about 1 oz in it and they
>>>>didn't take it, let me thru with it.
>>>>
>>>>Packed our Rx drugs in a Gallon size (it was full to streaching the
>>>>bag) and they said nothing after they checked the labels (did this in
>>>>Houston TX on the way back too).
>>>
>>>Now this is interesting. Kevin flew out of Philly 4 weeks ago, he did
>>>not have any liquids in his carry on. He did have a couple of ziploc
>>>bags with prescription bottles and supplements, all in appropriate
>>>containers. He put his carry on through the scanner as usual and they
>>>didn't inspect anything. The only thing he took out of his carry on
>>>was his laptop, but that he always had to do.
>>>
>>>He just flew home from Calif 1 1/2 weeks ago and again he said they
>>>did not check labels or anything. Just put everything through the
>>>scanner with no problems.
>>>
>>>Maybe the difference between what happened with you and with Kevin, is
>>>that he didn't have any so called "liquids" in his carry on??
>>>
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>> I don't think that pills (even the gelatin capsule ones) come under
>> the TSA prohibitions. Only liquid and gel.
>>
>> The cruise line did say to us (and this was 2004 before the new rules)
>> that we should be sure to have our original medication bottles, but
>> for a one week cruise to Bermuda, we did not do that and no one
>> complained.
>>
>> We also get some of our prescriptions mail order TMOP 90 days at a
>> time, but some of them we get through the local base. It would seem
>> to me that you could go to a local military base and have them
>> repackage the scripts, or get a smaller bottle and transfer the label.
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>I know the ban is only for liquid and gels. The only gelatin capsule
>we have is vit. E, which we can pack in the checked bags. It could
>very easily be replaced if lost.
>
>What I am reading about, that hasn't happened to us, is people saying
>that the labels on their prescription meds have been checked.
>
How would they know, if you don't put them into the little baggie and
present them with the baggie? If there are several bottles in your
carry-on I suppose they could ask about them, but if you have the
pills in one of those prescription keepers for each day I wouldn't
think it would stand out at all on the X-ray.
I would actually put all the meds except for the current week in the
checked baggage (if I were going to fly), and then there wouldn't be
any bottles in the carry-on at all.
>We are not military and are dealing with a private prescription mail
>order company through DHs job. The mail order pharmacy is not
>connected to any other pharmacy, so I have to deal with them only.
>
Well another idea would be to ask the doctor to write a 1 or 2 week
script and take it to a local pharmacy to fill. Then just keep those
bottles for traveling.
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