Hello fellow Moms :) I have a question for those who went on the recent trips by air...it's been a while since I was on the airplane myself and I never had liquid meds with me in carry on anyway. My concern is - my 3 1/2 old son got seasonal allergies (we live in Missouri so it's normal thing here...). He takes Allegra in syrup and natural based cough syrup...I read that I can take liquid meds in carry on as long as it not exceed 3.4 oz...well his meds bottles are 4 oz. Does anyone had problems with that going thru the security?
I know there are meltable Allegra tablets but its for kids from 6 y/o ...everything he takes is liquid based. Sure i can pack all this in check in luggage, but I need his liquid syrups so cough wont bother him during night on the airplane.
thank you :)
UPDATE: we got back from our overseas trip and we had no problems with my son's liquid meds whatsoever - we went thru 4 different security checks and nobody said nothing (both domestic US and international). All I did is put his meds in separate zip bag and had it with me when we went thru security checks (i put it out for scanner).
thank you for every answer moms :) I checked TSA website and it say : "Declare larger liquids. Medications, baby formula and food, and breast milk are allowed in reasonable quantities exceeding 3.4 ounces and are not required to be in the zip-top bag. Declare these items for inspection at the checkpoint. Officers may need to open these items to conduct additional screening."
So that's what we going to do.
Thank you for all answers ladies :) I will check at our pharmacy, we going to have a long trip and it's a good idea to avoid problems with TSA...I'm not big fan of chewable meds and my son doesn't like them either...
HAPPY MOTHERS DAY!
I would take the bottles, sealed. I was able to carry ibuprofen for my DD (don't remember if we took Claratin) and they said it was allowed by medical exception. If it's all OTC, then be prepared to buy it on the other side if they don't allow it, but it will probably be fine. Keep it in original packages.
FYI http://www.tsa.gov/traveler-information/medically-necessa...
Some security agents will not allow 4 oz bottles to go thru screening. You could take your chances, but you may have to toss them to get through security. You can ask at your pharmacy for plastic bottles that meet the guidelines(3.4 oz or 3.0 oz) and have them label the bottles. Then you can pour the Allegra syrup and cough syrup into appropriate sized containers to carry on board. My pharmacist did not charge for these, but I get all my rx's there. You probably should pack extra in his packed luggage so he can have them at your final destination. They may not be available OTC there or may require a prescription in a foreign company. Have a nice trip!
we have carried on 8oz bottles of liquid medicine on flights no problem. it HAS to be in a pharmacy container but is fine. It DOES NOT MATTER what airline it is. It is a TSA thing. the airline does not do the security checks, it is TSA. when I get to the first security person I show them and tell them its the child's medication and it is fine.
no problem. flew recently with a big bottle of amoxicillin which requires refrigeration. had a lunch bag with ice packs and the medicine. they screened it, did their thing with it and handed it over.
We travel overseas every other year. They seem to be more strict some times versus other times...depending on what's going on in the world. We had a similar issue last tie we flew and I called the airlines in advance and asked them all the specifics b/c the medicine we needed to bring on the plane was EXTREMELY expensive per ounce so I was not trying to have any of it poured out. They were very helpful and gave me specific directions. I would definitely ask them directly b/c I have had my stuff taken away before, it sucks, and I was not happy about it.
good luck!
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I just traveled with my son last week out of MCI and had liquid medication. Pull it out at the security check point and let them know you have it. They will run a test on it to make sure it is not dangerous (they open the lid and wave a paper over the top and then run the paper through a machine). Not a big deal:)
Get the pharmacist to fix you up some bottles with labels. I did this with my Sudafed liquid when I carried it.
They might charge you a couple of dollars but in this instance it's worth it.
The pharmacist usually will do pills in a bubble pack too. If they are not some place like Walmart or Walgreens. Those chain pharmacies are not the same as smaller family owned businesses. The bigger chains could not care any less about you as an individual. They don't often offer these other services.
You've received some great answers already and I agree to just call the airline/airport to double check but usually prescription meds are an exception with the right labeling.
As another bonus that may help you stop worrying, seasonal allergies depend on the environment which may be vastly different on the plane and wherever you are traveling to. I was not initially raised in the KC area but live here now and my allergies are brutal if I am here...and completely disappear whenever I travel! The types of pollen and grasses that are so prevalent here are not the same on the east coast (my usual destinations) so for vacations I can breath. The same was true when I went to Italy during the summer. Just being on the plane cleared my poor nose and eyes up and I had zero problems in the country. As soon as we landed and I was out at my car again the allergies came back with a vengeance.
Good luck!
Medicine is an exception to that rule. I recently took a larger bottle of prescription cough medicine in my carry-on. I packed it in it's own ziploc & made sure it was easily seen in the security tub. The agent just asked me if it was mine. I had to open it for them and they held a test strip above it then I closed it up and we were done. Very easy and it only took a little longer than normal.
Call the airline on which you'll be traveling and ask. It's my understanding that medicines, baby bottles with formula, that sort of thing are OK as long as you put them in a zip lock bag and hand them separately to the supervising officer. I read that you go directly to them without waiting in line.
Would it be possible to ship unopened packages of the medicines to your international destination so that they would arrive just before you do?
If you have to take it on the plane, I would buy new, unopened packages, that are in ziplock bags, and only if you cannot buy the medicine at your destination.
When you go through security, you are supposed to take the ziploc bag any medicines as well as the bag with any liquids or lotions out of the carry-on so that they can be x-rayed seperately.
