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[QUOTE="t2andreo, post: 159260, member: 25553"] In more than 30 years of international travel to most of the world I have never had problems with personal medication. However, carrying medication in the original pharmacy-supplied plastic bottles with the labels on them does take both space and weight. I also must take three prescription medications daily, plus all the other pharmacy supplied medications for possible illness on the road. Over the years, I found a good, inexpensive solution that seems to work very well. I used successfully it on Camino this past April and May. One of my parents has diabetes and must blood sugar levels at least daily. The diabetes testing meter test strips come in a small cylindrical box with a thin foam lining (protects pills from cracking) and a good watertight snap cover that remains attached. I have been collecting the empty test strip boxes from my parent over time. I used a labeling machine to label each box with my name, the trade name, generic chemical name, dosage level, and daily use. The labeling tape is white with black lettering and measures 12 mm or about 1/2 inch in width. For example: Last Name, First Name Trade Name, Generic Name 0.5 mg (1/PRN), Purpose If you use small sized labeling, it all fits. Then I place a strip of 3/4" (20 mm) clear "Scotch" tape over the label to provide protection to the label. These black plastic tubes are 50 mm long and 30 mm wide / diameter (at the lid) and 25 mm wide at the base. They provide perfect protection to the medication inside. This reduces the size of the medication bottles for both prescribed and over the counter medicines. If the pills or capsules are too large, simply use more than one bottle. As each bottle is emptied, you can remove the label and dispose of it then recycle the container. No excess pace or weight is carried. The several 8 - 10 pill bottles I use are carried in a 1 liter zip lock bag. This traveled in my carry-on luggage then in my rucksack. I had no problem with water penetration while on Camino. IMPORTANT - I also retain a copy of each prescription label, obtained from my pharmacy, in a separate plastic bag in case I am asked. The labels are very small and my pharmacy usually provides an extra label with each filled bottle of pills. I hope this helps. [/QUOTE]
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