I'm sorry that I missed the part about them being "phamaceutical" items and your right, they do not need to be in a baggie, but when the xray image is seen on the screen, the screener has no way of knowing they are "pharmaceutical" items, much less in a baggie or not. That is why the bag was checked. The screener was wrong to say they should be in a baggie, but it is possible that because of thier size it didn't much matter to him and suggested they be placed in the baggie to save time in the future. I believe that reply #18 by "gof" pretty much hit the nail on the head with this one. I don't believe that screener ever stated or implied that the items were now "clear" or "safe" now that they were in the bag. I think he just went ahead and placed them in the bag as an educational example of how the whole baggie thing works and better prepare the lady for her future travels. I do the same thing at my checkpoint at PHL whenever I give out a baggie. Even though your right that those particular items do not need to be in a baggie, I think it would be very prudent to just place them in one to cut down on the hassles and delays when transiting the checkpoint.