Relocating to Australia - need advice about medication!

Hi tastemaker,

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I hope other members will be able to advise you.

I wish you good luck
Christine

make sure you fill in the declaration on the plane stating you have the medication and make sure you have a signed and certified letter from your doctor stating those meds have been prescribed to you. If I were you I would probably call the US and the AU embassy in your country first and ask them about it, australia is notorius for it's over zealous import controls on foods and substances.

Hi Tastemaker,

I deleted my previous post and provided the following information that you can use to confirm if you can take the medications that you require and what documentation/permits you need.


Embassy of Australia in Washington D.C. -

Text taken from : http://www.usa.embassy.gov.au/whwh/visi … ralia.html

Visit the website to be able to click on the links that will lead you to a new web page.
Customs and Quarantine

The Australian Customs Service manages the security and integrity of the Australian border and assists people and cargo to move in and out of the country.

For all customs information on travelling to Australia, please click here.

For information on importing goods to Australia, please click here.

For information on taking prescription drugs into Australia please contact the Therapeutic Goods Administration who administer policy and give technical advice on taking medications into Australia. Email: tga-information-officer@health.gov.au. Ph: +61 2 6232 8791

If you have a specific question, please contact the Customs Information Centre at information@customs.gov.au or Ph: +61 2 6275 6666.


Other information for your reference.

Text taken from :  http://www.customs.gov.au/site/page4350.asp#e686
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If you are taking medications, you should contact the consulates or embassies of countries to be visited well before departure to confirm that the medicines and the quantities to be carried are permitted. It might also help in your dealings with Australian and overseas authorities if you have a prescription and a doctor's letter explaining your medical condition and the medications, prescription and otherwise, that you are taking for it.

Caution - Taking prescription medicine subsidised under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) overseas that are not for your personal use or for the use of someone travelling with you, is illegal. A $5000 fine and/or a two-year jail sentence is the penalty for dealing with PBS medicine in a way other than which it was meant. For more information, phone Medicare Australia's Travelling with PBS medicine inquiry line: 1800 500 147, or visit www.medicareaustralia.gov.au.

Hello tastemaker and welcome to Expat.com!

I hope that you have been given advices.

Regards,
Harmonie.