FDA Warns Travelers To Tell TSA About Any Prescription Drugs They Have
Aug 28, 2014, 11:42 am
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Aug 28, 2014, 12:01 pm
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Off topic: Why do all the FDA employees in the video have military uniforms?
They also say that 'Passengers are allowed to bring medication in tablet or other solid form through security screening checkpoints, as long as they are screened.' No mention of liquids.
It sounds to me like the FDA gets a lot of queries for things they don't enforce, so they tried to make a generic brush off video that they knew had 'safe' answers instead of real ones.
They also say that 'Passengers are allowed to bring medication in tablet or other solid form through security screening checkpoints, as long as they are screened.' No mention of liquids.
It sounds to me like the FDA gets a lot of queries for things they don't enforce, so they tried to make a generic brush off video that they knew had 'safe' answers instead of real ones.
Aug 28, 2014, 12:42 pm
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Aug 28, 2014, 1:24 pm
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We were unaware of this video and never consulted. Our policies have not changed.
Aug 28, 2014, 1:59 pm
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An alternative approach might be to (1) insist on explaining the purpose of each medication to TSA staff at the checkpoint, with each explanation linked to something that can be transmitted through contact or close proximity, and (2) opt for a patdown thereafter. Perhaps wear a surgical mask, too. 
Aug 28, 2014, 2:16 pm
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Aug 28, 2014, 2:19 pm
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Aug 28, 2014, 2:54 pm
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Article is here.
Taken from this video report.
Well, this should be interesting.
My comment: As for me, it ain't gonna happen.
Taken from this video report.
Well, this should be interesting.
My comment: As for me, it ain't gonna happen.
Aug 28, 2014, 3:36 pm
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But he also said this:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/23096271-post60.html
in response to this:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/23096135-post59.html
and this:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/23096054-post58.html
So, where again are nitroglycerin pills specifically mentioned by the TSA?
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/23096271-post60.html
in response to this:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/23096135-post59.html
and this:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/23096054-post58.html
So, where again are nitroglycerin pills specifically mentioned by the TSA?
Last edited by petaluma1; Aug 28, 2014 at 3:38 pm Reason: now maybe I got it right.
Aug 28, 2014, 3:59 pm
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But he also said this:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/23096271-post60.html
in response to this:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/23096135-post59.html
and this:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/23096054-post58.html
So, where again are nitroglycerin pills specifically mentioned by the TSA?
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/23096271-post60.html
in response to this:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/23096135-post59.html
and this:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/23096054-post58.html
So, where again are nitroglycerin pills specifically mentioned by the TSA?
I don't have the link, but (probably owing to <deleted>'s efforts), there's a place on the blog to ask if things are allowed. In the past, it didn't recognize 'nitro', 'nitro pills', or 'nitro patch'. It now recognizes these, but the answer is the same boilerplate "Maybe yes, maybe no, it's all up to the screener".
However...this is still treating the pills as medicine. They were NOT confiscated under medical rules (although they could be, because it's always up to the screener). They were confiscated because they contain a zero-tolerance prohibited substance.
It's the same problem that exists with Clearcare contact solution. I'm sure the website says LGA rules apply, contact solutions are OK. The specific brand Clearcare did not get banned under medical rules, it got banned under 'prohibited substance' rules (some kind of peroxide that someone could use as a component in something nasty, IIRC).
Nitro pills and patches are nothing new. TSA knows they are no threat. The fact that TSA has actually updated the website to recognize the terms without bothering to openly say that the pills/patches are allowed tells me all I need to know: the suits I encountered were right, their official SSI SOP does say 'nitro' is not allowed in any form or quantity. Otherwise, TSA wouldn't have a problem with clarifying the matter on the website - or even tweeting it.
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Aug 28, 2014, 4:15 pm
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TSA doesn't have the guts to say nitro pills are allowed. What a bunch of crooks. The TSA reps on this forum are a joke too. They send us to links of websites that we know doesn't specifically spell out that they are allowed.
Aug 28, 2014, 5:50 pm
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I don't have the link, but (probably owing to <deleted>'s efforts), there's a place on the blog to ask if things are allowed. In the past, it didn't recognize 'nitro', 'nitro pills', or 'nitro patch'. It now recognizes these, but the answer is the same boilerplate "Maybe yes, maybe no, it's all up to the screener".
However...this is still treating the pills as medicine. They were NOT confiscated under medical rules (although they could be, because it's always up to the screener). They were confiscated because they contain a zero-tolerance prohibited substance.
It's the same problem that exists with Clearcare contact solution. I'm sure the website says LGA rules apply, contact solutions are OK. The specific brand Clearcare did not get banned under medical rules, it got banned under 'prohibited substance' rules (some kind of peroxide that someone could use as a component in something nasty, IIRC).
Nitro pills and patches are nothing new. TSA knows they are no threat. The fact that TSA has actually updated the website to recognize the terms without bothering to openly say that the pills/patches are allowed tells me all I need to know: the suits I encountered were right, their official SSI SOP does say 'nitro' is not allowed in any form or quantity. Otherwise, TSA wouldn't have a problem with clarifying the matter on the website - or even tweeting it.
However...this is still treating the pills as medicine. They were NOT confiscated under medical rules (although they could be, because it's always up to the screener). They were confiscated because they contain a zero-tolerance prohibited substance.
It's the same problem that exists with Clearcare contact solution. I'm sure the website says LGA rules apply, contact solutions are OK. The specific brand Clearcare did not get banned under medical rules, it got banned under 'prohibited substance' rules (some kind of peroxide that someone could use as a component in something nasty, IIRC).
Nitro pills and patches are nothing new. TSA knows they are no threat. The fact that TSA has actually updated the website to recognize the terms without bothering to openly say that the pills/patches are allowed tells me all I need to know: the suits I encountered were right, their official SSI SOP does say 'nitro' is not allowed in any form or quantity. Otherwise, TSA wouldn't have a problem with clarifying the matter on the website - or even tweeting it.
http://www.tsa.gov/
front page, "When I fly, can I bring my...?"
http://apps.tsa.dhs.gov/mytsa/cib_re...ycerin%20pills
However, you get the same result when you query "heart medications"
http://apps.tsa.dhs.gov/mytsa/cib_re...t%20medication
Put in "coumadin" and what do you get?
http://apps.tsa.dhs.gov/mytsa/cib_re...earch=coumadin
Search for "blood thinner" and you get the same result as you get with "heart medication" and "nitroglycerin pills."
Most people are going to enter the name of their pills and they are going to get a result that addresses "medically necessary liquids, gels, and aerosols", which is, just like the TSA, totally useless.
Ross is being totally and completely disingenuous, but what else is new for TSA employees?
BTW, if you search the term "nitroglycerin", you get this result:
http://apps.tsa.dhs.gov/mytsa/cib_re...=nitroglycerin
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Aug 28, 2014, 5:57 pm
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An alternative approach might be to (1) insist on explaining the purpose of each medication to TSA staff at the checkpoint, with each explanation linked to something that can be transmitted through contact or close proximity, and (2) opt for a patdown thereafter. Perhaps wear a surgical mask, too.
Aug 28, 2014, 5:59 pm
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We were unaware of this video and never consulted. Our policies have not changed.