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Old Aug 27, 2014, 8:23 am
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Originally Posted by goingplaces1
Ok, thanks for clarifying.

But how does the CBP know what medication that I've declared is FDA-approved? Do they actually go through the entire list of every passanger? Are the ceritfied pharmacists too?
If there is a question, you can either surrender the medication, or I suppose it's possible that you are detained while your particular medications are researched with an FDA official/department which may not be particularly expedient.

Practically speaking, if you just have a few pills in a couple of medication bottles, or in one of those daily dispensers, you likely will not have any issues. I suspect they focus more on those who are bringing in larger quantities of pills.
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