flying to bkk with Prednisolone tablets

[Clive]

Good morning.
Can anyone please help me.
I will be flying to Bangkok from London with a 2 hour stop over in Dubai airport shortly but I have an arthritis condition called Polymyalgia for which I need to take Prednisolone tablets to control the inflammation and pain.
I am rather anxious about travelling with these tablets both into Thailand and also my transfer in Dubai.
I  will get a doctors letter and only carry 1 months supply.
I would really appreciate I anyone could offer some advice.
Thank you.....Clive 

[TonyClifton]

It's a steroid, not an opioid.  I'm sure both are over the counter in the two countries.  I came here with 1 years worth of medicine.  I've just had a friend ship me another year's worth of meds from the US.    You'll get some bad advice as I did.  I read the Thai law.  I was told I could only ship a one month supply.  This is not true.  It is true for a controlled substance such as pain medicine but not for blood pressure and diabetes.  

[Aussieroaming]

The Food and Drug Administration of Thailand sets out the guidelines for cases where medications contain prohibited narcotics or substances:

The traveler is allowed to carry for his personal treatment medications which contain substance classified in Category II, III, IV, provided, however, that the quantity of which shall not exceed 30 days of usage. The traveler is required to obtain a permit “Form IC-2” issued by the Food and Drug Administration.

[ukrules]

The list of banned substances is published.

 

General information here including some links to the full list.

 

https://www.government.ae/en/information-and-services/health-and-fitness/drugs-and-controlled-medicines/controlled-medicines-

 

Prednisolone is not on the list.

 

 

 

[Sheryl]

12 hours ago, TonyClifton said:

It's a steroid, not an opioid.  I'm sure both are over the counter in the two countries.  I came here with 1 years worth of medicine.  I've just had a friend ship me another year's worth of meds from the US.    You'll get some bad advice as I did.  I read the Thai law.  I was told I could only ship a one month supply.  This is not true.  It is true for a controlled substance such as pain medicine but not for blood pressure and diabetes.  

It is NOT over the counter in Thailand and very unlikely to be  in Dubai, which has much more restrictive laws.

 

It is prescription-only in Thailand. However it is not classed as a narcotic or pyschotropic and all you need to bring it in legally is for it to be in a clearly labelled prescription bottle and/or accompanied by a doctor's certificate (short note with your name, doctor's name and explanation of why it has been prescribed -- advisable to have in any case in case you need to see a doctor while in Thailand). 

 

Quantity limited to 30 days for ALL medications, not just controlled substances.  However  they are extremely unlikely to count out the number of tablets as long as from a glance it looks consistent with personal use, and you do not need to declare it coming in. 

 

According to the link poster above gave, it is not a controlled substance in Dubai. However documents referenced in that link indicate that travelers bringing any medication in, should first contact the UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention, and there have been anecdotal reports of people having problems bringing in non-controlled meds into Gulf countries, even ones that are OTC in the West.  To be totally safe I suggest you contact the MoH and have their response in writing with you. You might also consider putting it (clearly labelled etc)  in your checked baggage and check it through to Thailand so that it does not enter Dubai.