Bringing in medicine for personal use

[Zaphod Priest]

I'm going to be visiting Australia for 10 days next month.  The Border Force website says that I should declare my medications and have a letter from my doctor.  Is this really necessary? It's seems rather pointless for a couple of strips of common medicines.

[KhunHeineken]

9 hours ago, Zaphod Priest said:

The Border Force website says that I should declare my medications and have a letter from my doctor.  Is this really necessary?

You have answered your own question. 

 

Border Force say you should declare and have a letter from your doctor.  Don't declare, and do not have a letter from your doctor, may result in a fine, or worse, and you can be sure you will be searched every single time you return to Australia in future years. 

[Harrisfan]

9 hours ago, Zaphod Priest said:

I'm going to be visiting Australia for 10 days next month.  The Border Force website says that I should declare my medications and have a letter from my doctor.  Is this really necessary? It's seems rather pointless for a couple of strips of common medicines.

What are they?

[Zaphod Priest]

9 hours ago, Harrisfan said:

What are they?

 

Allopurinol for gout and metformin for diabetes.

[gargamon]

Quite the police state down there, huh? Maybe because most of your ancestors were from a penal colony?

[Zaphod Priest]

13 hours ago, KhunHeineken said:

You have answered your own question. 

 

Not really.  If the changes of being caught are negligible, I'll take the risk.  I really don't want to waste the time, money and inconvenience of getting a doctor's letter if I think I can get away for it.

As for being searched on future entries, I have never been to Australia before, and after this trip, I'm unlikely to go again.  Not an issue.

[Will27]

39 minutes ago, Zaphod Priest said:

 

Not really.  If the changes of being caught are negligible, I'll take the risk.  I really don't want to waste the time, money and inconvenience of getting a doctor's letter if I think I can get away for it.

As for being searched on future entries, I have never been to Australia before, and after this trip, I'm unlikely to go again.  Not an issue.

There's a decent chance you would get put in for a baggage check coming from Thailand.

 

I'd declare them but not worry about a medical certificate.