"Zwaardere" medicijnen

[heidem]

Ik heb nu ook de wettelijke basis gevonden, namelijk de Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21, Part 1301, Section 1301.26

§ 1301.26 Exemptions from import or export requirements for personal medical use.
Any individual who has in his/her possession a controlled substance listed in schedules II, III, IV, or V, which he/she has lawfully obtained for his/her personal medical use, or for administration to an animal accompanying him/her, may enter or depart the United States with such substance notwithstanding sections 1002-1005 of the Act (21 U.S.C. 952-955), provided the following conditions are met:
(a) The controlled substance is in the original container in which it was dispensed to the individual; and
(b) The individual makes a declaration to an appropriate official of the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection stating:
(1) That the controlled substance is possessed for his/her personal use, or for an animal accompanying him/her; and
(2) The trade or chemical name and the symbol designating the schedule of the controlled substance if it appears on the container label, or, if such name does not appear on the label, the name and address of the pharmacy or practitioner who dispensed the substance and the prescription number.
(c) In addition to (and not in lieu of) the foregoing requirements of this section, a United States resident may import into the United States no more than 50 dosage units combined of all such controlled substances in the individual's possession that were obtained abroad for personal medical use. (For purposes of this section, a United States resident is a person whose residence (i.e., place of general abode—meaning one's principal, actual dwelling place in fact, without regard to intent) is in the United States.) This 50 dosage unit limitation does not apply to controlled substances lawfully obtained in the United States pursuant to a prescription issued by a DEA registrant.

Voor degene die de onderliggende bepaling uit de US Code wil lezen, zie Title 21, Section 956.

[nieuwenoord]

En nog steeds denk ik dat het geaccepteerd wordt als je gewoon de medische verklaring laat zien als ernaar gevraagd wordt. Zolang je inderdaad een normale hoeveelheid bij je hebt in de originele verpakking met verklaring van je arts, zou ik er zelf niet over beginnen.

Zo reis ik al 13 jaar met diabeteshulpmiddelen, waaronder een insulinepomp. Altijd netjes verklaringen mee, maar er is echt pas 1 keer iets van gezegd. In Minneapolis bij het overstappen bij security: 'He girl, you hot a lot a lot of insuline'. Mij antwoord: 'Yes, I am a big girl and need a lot' leverde een big smile op.