FDA Warns Travelers To Tell TSA About Any Prescription Drugs They Have
Aug 27, 2014, 1:51 pm
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FDA Warns Travelers To Tell TSA About Any Prescription Drugs They Have
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.
Travelers are advised to notify TSA officers of any prescriptions they possess and produce said medications before the screening begins.
My comment: As for me, it ain't gonna happen.
Aug 27, 2014, 2:30 pm
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Sorry, I'm not going to play this game either. My medication is none of TSA's business.
Aug 27, 2014, 2:45 pm
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Why would the TSA need to know? Unless it is a liquid over 3.4 oz, I'm not notifying them about anything. That seems like a good way to get drugs like painkillers stolen.
I am amazed that I have not had any trouble carrying insulin since the liquid stupidity started. I always leave the bottles in my carryon. The bottle are only 10 ml so they probably aren't even noticeable on the x-ray. I figure one day I will run into a screener who will give me a hard time about not declaring it. I'm going to guess that will be at ORD since they give me the most hassle about opting out of the scanners due to an insulin pump.
I am amazed that I have not had any trouble carrying insulin since the liquid stupidity started. I always leave the bottles in my carryon. The bottle are only 10 ml so they probably aren't even noticeable on the x-ray. I figure one day I will run into a screener who will give me a hard time about not declaring it. I'm going to guess that will be at ORD since they give me the most hassle about opting out of the scanners due to an insulin pump.
Aug 27, 2014, 2:57 pm
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What a mess! Besides it being neither their mission nor any of their business TSA isn't prepared or trained nor should they be to do this kind of screening. There are literally thousands of very legitimate medications out there and the vast majority of those are not controlled or contain controlled substances. How in the world do they propose to give TSA agents even rudimentary pharmacology training? Insane! So they say "well, carry all your meds in their original containers" and I say that works until you get like my late father in law with his 17 daily meds. He'd come to visit us for a month and would have one carry-on devoted entirely to medications. Heaven forbid you get caught in line behind somebody like him. I'm ranting so I'll stop typing but this is ridiculous.
Aug 27, 2014, 3:00 pm
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I tried googling for another source and couldn't find one. I can't view the video and so far all I can see is a report that seems to replicate what the TSA already says on their website about traveling with prescriptions in labeled bottles.
Aug 27, 2014, 3:19 pm
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It doesn't.
And I would ignore the DEA advise, keep carying my medicine that I need on my trip in a pill minder, and keep my mouth shut about it. If questioned by the TSA drug agents, ...well all I can say is I hope they have deep pockets because I will sue them for all they are worth, and then some!
And I would ignore the DEA advise, keep carying my medicine that I need on my trip in a pill minder, and keep my mouth shut about it. If questioned by the TSA drug agents, ...well all I can say is I hope they have deep pockets because I will sue them for all they are worth, and then some!
Aug 27, 2014, 4:14 pm
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https://grabien.com/file.php?id=24105&searchorder=date
I checked it before submitting and it worked for me.
There is the longer YouTube version:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTueSby5g78
The TSA part is the last minute of the video. The first three minutes is good info for international travel. But, that is CBP and not TSA.
Aug 27, 2014, 5:12 pm
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Not FDA
Not sure who the fact checkers are for this site. The video is not on the FDA's web site and there is no Lindsay Davison in the employee directory.
Looks like some gov agency, but I don't think it's FDA.
Looks like some gov agency, but I don't think it's FDA.
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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.
