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Soskae

Updated 10mo ago

Do I Need a TSA Disability Card to Fly with Medications?

I just heard about the TSA Disability Cards and I was curious if I needed one to fly with my medications? I keep looking on TSAs website and it doesn’t mention it but in a video they made on how to go through with meds it said to present it. I’m trying not to panic but I’m flying out tonight.

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2000ard

1y

You don’t need it to fly with your medications. I would recommend keeping them in the original bottle though so that they can see that it is prescribed to you.
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PandaBerry

1y

I flew out to Texas with ADHD medication and I didn’t have that. Just keep it in the bottle with your prescription on it
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Tofu14

1y

Yeah don’t get a disability card those are primarily for people with mobility issues and other things that might interfere with their ability to fly. What I usually do is just put all my medications in a separate ziplock bag (and sometimes double bag). This is great because I’ve sometimes had the cap of the medication pop off and if it’s in a ziplock it’s still safe. But also it just allows me to put them out during security like you would for technology. I’ve never had an issue.
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WhiteFlamingo

1y

I've never flown in an airplane before, but absolutely keep your medications in the prescription bottles. Technically it is illegal to carry unmarked medication on you, and you could get held up because they don't have any other proof of what substance it is. When I travel, I still take my daily pill boxes with me because they help me make sure I take it. But I leave it empty and don't organize my pills until I get to where I'm going.
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sandboxjoints

1y

check what schedule each medication is & the flying restrictions on each one/the laws around it where you're going
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Smash

1y

I just flew to Tennessee with all my meds in my carry on and they never said a thing!
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Soskae

1y

UPDATE: I didn’t need a card it is more for declaring machinery discreetly than a necessity for traveling. I brought all of my medications in their correct bottles and no one in TSA even gave them a double glance. The kids did come off a time or two so I was definitely glad they were in ziplocks.
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WhiteFlamingo

1y

I'm glad it went well!
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Tofu14

1y

nice! That’s awesome. Glad my ziplock tip was helpful! One time I had the lid pop off when I had my meds in my backpack for school. Since then whenever I take my meds outside the house, they are always in ziplocks:) saved me multiple times. You’d think they could make the lids stay on better. I get they need to be child safe, but Tupperware containers can stay shut so there must be a better design for the med bottles.

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