air travel with bottles of miacin

[Xuschingsu]

hello,

I have just begin treatment with Miacin and I have one question concerning care
of the bottle while on airline trips. I travel a lot for work and need to take
Miacin daily. With the hassle of getting through airport security, and such,
and the need to keep the Miacin bottles completely UPRIGHT (no tilting, no
laying it on its side -- not sure how strict that requirement is), and the
tinyness of the bottle, I am concerned about it breaking by the time I get to
my destination. For obvious reasons, I won't check it in the baggage
compartment of the plane. Carrying it with me in my totebag on the plane is
preferable, but the problem of bottle breakage is still high.

Have any of you had experience taking this with you on trips?
How did you keep the bottles from breaking on route?
How did you handle the medication's warning that you must keep the bottle
UPRIGHT? If it accidently tilts while in my totebag, or hotel staff
accidently knock it over while cleaning my room and I am out for the day, is
this a problem?

How does one get emergency refills, replacements when far from home and on a
tight business schedule?

What has been your experience?


best,

su sching

[John]

I was on that for years and took it with me on a few trips. There are a
few things to think of here. First it is not that critical to take daily
. next - well the bottles i had were very strong as well as small si i
wrapped them up in paper towels and put them in my camera case. AS for
emergency medication - i usually carry a new prescription with me but
have never had to use it. There are all kinds of problems that might
erupt such as doctors not being licensed in the place where you want the
refill PLUS how would the pharmacy validate the rx anyway from far away
and just as importantly would anyone take the time to do that anyway for
a non-regular customer.

I always tell my doctors when i am going away and try to have extra
medication, put some in my wife's handbag and the rest in my camera
case. I rarely put anything into checked baggage.

john

Xuschingsu wrote:
> hello,
>
> I have just begin treatment with Miacin and I have one question concerning care
> of the bottle while on airline trips. I travel a lot for work and need to take
> Miacin daily. With the hassle of getting through airport security, and such,
> and the need to keep the Miacin bottles completely UPRIGHT (no tilting, no
> laying it on its side -- not sure how strict that requirement is), and the
> tinyness of the bottle, I am concerned about it breaking by the time I get to
> my destination. For obvious reasons, I won't check it in the baggage
> compartment of the plane. Carrying it with me in my totebag on the plane is
> preferable, but the problem of bottle breakage is still high.
>
> Have any of you had experience taking this with you on trips?
> How did you keep the bottles from breaking on route?
> How did you handle the medication's warning that you must keep the bottle
> UPRIGHT? If it accidently tilts while in my totebag, or hotel staff
> accidently knock it over while cleaning my room and I am out for the day, is
> this a problem?
>
> How does one get emergency refills, replacements when far from home and on a
> tight business schedule?
>
> What has been your experience?
>
>
> best,
>
> su sching
>
>