Most prescription medications in the USA are available here without prescription -- and are available via their generics --

If you have a script, bring it -- if not your bottle will help the pharmacist to locate the equivalent medication here.

The issue folks have are with narcotics -- opiates, benzos, -- medications for pain and sedation. Those medications are difficult if not impossible to come by.

Other medications that simply are unavailable here are: benadryl (diphenhydramine) and epinephrine via epi-pen. If you need to have an epi-pen in case of anaphylais, do make sure you have a good supply before getting here -- there is no time in an allergy emergency for messing around.

As always your very best preparation is to vist -- bring your meds with you and visit the local pharmacies to see if they carry your medication BEFORE you make plans to expatriate.

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I go to the states 2 times a year. When I return to Ecuador, my prescriptions are in the bottles and NEVER have had any problems. The problems happen in the states when I go through customs. Or course they're a bunch of idiots up there.

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I have carried a large ziplock of medications in both directions. Never had an interview re: the drugs. But, as backup to that positive experience I always carry the papers associated with the meds. Paperwork seems to impress.


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USNseabee,

Thanks for the SeaBee village at Rota. Great party location. Even if you didn't build it shipmate, thanks. You guys are one of the best parts of the Navy.

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