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Hello there - shouldn't be a problem with the student entering the US with prescription drugs providing there is documentary proof that links the student to the drugs - GP letter as you suggest http://www.usembassy.org.uk/visaservices/?p=144 http://www.lonelyplanet.com/thorntree/thread.jspa?threadID=1433355 Might also be worth checking if the equivalent can be obtained while the student is there...I came across a bit of a tricky instance where a student on a study abroad program had run out of ADHD meds and the meds he had been prescribed in the UK were not available in the US - we had to get an emergency psych/ed evaluation and have him seen by a psychiatrist before it was all sorted! Also strongly suggest making contact with the host HEI Study Abroad / Global Ed people too and these people might be worth contacting too http://www.miusa.org/ Regards Simon From: Discussion list for disabled students and their support staff. [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Ros Platton Sent: 27 March 2013 09:32 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Requirements when taking medication to USA Hi All, Does anyone know what the requirements are for students taking prescription drugs to America? We have a couple of students who will be studying in America for a year who will need to take medication with them. Their GP will give them sufficient medication but what do they need in terms of evidence when they go through customs in the States? Will a GP letter suffice? On a bit of a tangent but does anyone have experience of how contraceptive injections can be facilitated in the US for British students? We have tried to check with the host institution but they don't seem to know and don't have access to a sexual health service on campus. Many Thanks, Ros Platton Ros Platton Disability Advisor [Rose Bruford College]<http://www.bruford.ac.uk> Lamorbey Park Campus, Burnt Oak Lane, Sidcup, Kent. DA15 9DF. UK t +44(0)20 8308 2600 | f +44(0)20 8308 0542 | ddi +44(0)20 8308 2610 | [Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail] ________________________________