bringing insuline to Colombia

RonDubya says on May 26, 2008, 19:36:

I have brought insulin into Colombia 3 times with no questions or problems - as many as 10 bottles at a time. To be on the safe side, also bring the box or whatever the insulin is in that has your name as prescribed to you from the pharmacy.

I suppose there is the chance that someone will ask about it, but if it is prescribed to you I don't think there will be a problem. If you want to ship it to Colombia via FedEx or something, then there could be major problems - but carrying it with you should be a piece of cake (diabetic cake, of course).

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miamimike says on May 26, 2008, 20:37:

If you want to ship it to Colombia via FedEx or something, then there could be major problems - but carrying it with you should be a piece of cake (diabetic cake, of course).
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If you enclose a Copy of your Doctor's Prescription, there will no problem whatsoever. Same if you are shipping meds purchased in Colombia and sending them to the USA. Sending Meds to and from Colombia after 9/11 underwent a seachange in Regs. Save yourself a major Headache and Stress and enclose your Current Prescription. Oh and it should be refrigerated to maintain potentcy,,,

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de pronto says on May 27, 2008, 05:35:

Thank you guys for your advice. I'll take that into account.

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YTO SAN says on May 27, 2008, 06:55:

no need for prescription. I'm diabetic and never had a problem, not even with my needles for blood tester.

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de pronto says on May 27, 2008, 07:03:

Well, as a matter of fact I am not diabetic, the insulin is for a friend of mine who asked me to bring it for him.

So I think there is a problem since I obviously won't have a medical prescription under my name.

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tigredelnorte2 says on May 27, 2008, 17:00:

my experience has been that most meds are cheeper here in Colombia. I don´t know about insulin though.

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Gator says on May 27, 2008, 19:37:

My daughter always has a copy of the prescription and the medicine in the original container. One way or the other she has never been questioned.

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de pronto says on May 28, 2008, 06:01:

Got it, but if the insulin is not for me, what is the worst thing that can happen at the airport if I don't have a prescription under my name?

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Gator says on May 28, 2008, 08:00:

180 degree turn and then back on a departing flight. The absolute worst a visit to La Modelo (better you had died as a small child.)

Kinda like, "Gee, the morphine is not for me-it's for a friend.

If either of my daughters come to visit we tell them personal prescription medications should be in their original containers. Also copies of all prescriptions should be carried, including the generic names for medications, and a note from the prescribing physician on letterhead stationery for controlled substances and inject able medications. Overkill? Perhaps.

In all probability you will have no problem.

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de pronto says on May 28, 2008, 08:31:

Ok thanks Gator.

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larryrn says on May 29, 2008, 07:28:

I bring medicines back all the time for my mom. The prices here are a fraction on most of the older medicines. I don't bring back controlled medications, I really don't even know if they are available here without a Rx.

Oh, in Insulin in the hospital, once opened we don't refrigerate it anymore.

Larry

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