Originally Posted by
StevieJ
I wonder if anyone knows the answer to the following question?
I am flying to BAH on a business trip next weekend. I am on several prescription medications, one of which is co-codamol which contains codeine.
I understand this is illegal in the ME. I have a letter from my doctor listing the medications I am on and the tablets are in a clearly marked box with my and the pharmaicsts details on. Will I be permitted to take these into BAH?
I don't know country by country in the ME, but Codeine based drugs are illegal in Dubai for sure. There was a high-profile case a few years ago of a British woman being sentenced for quite a few months in jail - I think she served about a month of it before release.
Co-codamol is available over the counter in the UK as opposed to prescription only so not sure if this would make a difference. Therefore the amount of Codeine must be of lower proportion.