Methadone Prescription: Getting Safely Through Customs Into Denmark From USA?
Question by Forsetti: Methadone prescription: Getting safely through customs into Denmark from USA?
I may be traveling to Denmark from Florida in July and will need to take my prescription of Methadone tablets with me.
I have been able to find lots of information on the web but none of it is first hand experience.
From what I have read and been told in chat rooms, all I have to do is the following:
Have a letter from my doctor with me stating i am prescribed this and have the pills in the correct prescription bottle upon arrival at the Copenhagen airport, and I will have no problem to enter into Denmark through their customs with my methadone prescription intact.
What do you think? Is this correct in real life? Are they going to take it away from me regardless of a letter and the proper pill bottle?
I got most of my information from;
“International guidelines for national regulations concerning travelers under treatment with internationally controlled drugs”
Best answer:
Answer by Vibeke J
It is correct. Unfortunately it does not mean, that you can go through customs as if you had nothing at all – you will have to approach customs, show them your letter from the Doctor that prescribed the Methadone for you, show them the medicine (bring it in your cabin luggage) and allow them to check your luggage – if you are stopped, without you having approached anyone, it will be a different situation, that could risk taking hours, because you will be checked, and double checked. They will contact your Doctor, and maybe the US police, to see if you have a criminal record.
Talk to your doctor about it, i am certain that he is able to give you the correct guidance.
Answer by Rugratzzzzzzzzzzz
You will need to get a certificate/letter from your doctor, also it would be worth contacting the danish Embassy to see if there is anything else you will need. so that you can smoothly enter the country
RR
Rise in heroin use leads to more patients at treatment centers
One weapon Wilmington Treatment Center offers is Vivitrol, a slow-release drug that blocks opioid receptors. Vivitrol is administered through a monthly shot in the buttocks. It's more expensive than methadone or Suboxone, but it's much more convenient …
Read more on StarNewsOnline.com
The dilemma of prescription opioids: Shifting attitudes towards the pain patient
When asked about pain medication, his physician gave him a bottle of naproxen (which he was already taking) with no instructions regarding appropriate dosage. After two weeks and no further treatment, the pain began to subside; nine months later the …
Read more on Philly.com (blog)