During a border crossing last week, one of us was asked why she didn’t have the prescriptions to match the medication being carried in her purse. By the way, it could have happened to either one of us, because people in our demographic almost all require a pill or two.<\/p>\n
She had no responsible answer, of course. Nor did her husband, had he been asked.<\/p>\n
Usually in such circumstances, the border guard (or security officer at an airport or on a cruise ship) gives the “culprits” a light slap on the wrists and lets them go, and that’s exactly what happened in this case.<\/p>\n
However, they aren’t compelled to do that.<\/p>\n
They can confiscate the medication, and how troubling would that be? Several years ago, one of our friends went on a Panama Canal cruise, with a heart condition that was managed by medication. His medicine wasn’t confiscated but it was stolen, when he made the mistake of leaving it in a bag that disappeared before he boarded the ship. Convincing medical personnel what the medication was, how much he required and how urgently he needed it bordered on a nightmare at sea. Yes, he did get medication\u2026by helicopter.<\/p>\n
The point is, when you carry medication onto a cruise ship, make sure you have the prescription with you if it’s not in the right container. It’s not just border guards who have the right to confiscate suspicious medication\u2026and “suspicious” is objective.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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