Originally Posted by
ecaarch
A HIV + buddy of mine will be traveling to DXB for a business meeting in a few weeks. Are there any special issues with entering the UAE with HIV medication? Does anybody have any RECENT experiences with this one? Issues/concerns/precautions?
When traveling to foreign countries the best thing for 'your friend' to do would be put his HIV medication in a different - separate (not mixed with other meds) - prescription bottle, say for Lipitor or something else, with his name and info on it. Just to be 100% certain.
Those going through luggage do not know what pills look like what, etc. However, there may be a one in a million chance even in UAE or wherever that they may know what Atripla or another HIV medication was if they saw the label.