Traveling with Disabilities: Ten Top Tips 2

4. Health care is another issue to check out before embarking on your
trip. It makes sense to have a discussion with your doctor regarding
medicines that might not be available in your country/city of
destination. Stock yourself adequately with them prior to departing.
Also remember to pack your medicine in your carry on. At the worst, if
you lose it, remember that you can get a three day emergency supply
from a pharmacy in the US (though you will probably have to pay more
than the co-pay).

5. Check with the airline to determine what the regulations are for
transporting medications to and from destinations. You may require a
doctor’s note for each medication. Be careful with large liquid
bottles in particular because, like baby formula, they might be
disallowed by certain airlines due to heightened security
restrictions. If you are carrying something like insulin that needs to
be refrigerated, make sure you bring it along in a cold back with the
small freezer packs. Also make sure you request a refrigerator in your
room at the hotel.

6. Always carry your medications in a clear plastic bag to take on
board. Do not store it in your luggage as on-board baggage can be lost
or stolen.

7. Carry your doctor’s prescription along with you if you are being
treated with prescription drugs. Also, have on hand the generic name
of the drug just in case you need to refill it in another country.

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