 |
 |
Hey Simon, My initial thoughts are: * Keep all medications in original packaging with all necessary labels * Have doctor's note on doctor's office/clinic letterhead, stating the diagnosis, what the meds are for, and why the large quantity (study abroad from X date to X date) * Put in transparent plastic bag so all meds can be easily seen so as not to look like trying to hide anything * Keep small amount (only what is needed for flight) in carry-on + copy of doctor's letter This is what we tell our outgoing students so I'm thinking it would also work the other way around! For the birth control stuff I feel like that would fall under the student insurance plan they would have while in the US, so they should be able to continue the shots at their campus health clinic. Have a great day, Lori Rezzouk Study Abroad Advisor Africa, The Middle East, France, Canada, and Switzerland Advisor for Access - incoming and outgoing students The Study Abroad Office CB 3130, Fedex Global Education Center The University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3130 http://studyabroad.unc.edu<http://studyabroad.unc.edu/> Office: 919-843-8208 Fax: 919-962-2262 Email: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [Description: cid:image002.png@01CCEBCB.AB390130]<http://www.facebook.com/UNCCHStudyAbroad?ref=ts>[Description: Description: Description: twitterfbicons1]<http://twitter.com/UNCStudyAbroad> Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. From: Simon Bloor [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2013 2:40 PM To: The ncdds mailing list Subject: [ncdds] FW: Requirements when taking medication to USA Dear NC Colleagues, Can anyone offer any advice / information to Ros - see below... Many thanks Simon Simon Bloor | Head | Access SUMMIT - Accessibility Resources and Services | St Peter's House | Oxford Road | Manchester | M13 9GH Tel:- 0161 275 0992 | Email:- [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> | Skype:- simon.bloor4 | Web:- www.access-summit.org.uk<www.access-summit.org.uk%20> | www.supportingstudents.org.uk Support Charge Rates and Information:- http://www.nnac.org/wiki/index.php?title=Access_SUMMIT This email and any files sent with it are intended only for the named recipient and may be confidential. If you are not the named recipient please email the sender immediately then delete this message. You should not disclose the content, distribute or retain any copies of this message. Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail 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] ________________________________