Make sure that he has written scripts from his doctor.

Can he present a US prescription to a foreign pharmacist? Or depends on country?

I think your pharmacy would be the best person to talk to. I have had my pharmacy mail prescriptions but it was a long time ago.

I'll ask the pharmacy tomorrow.

If he can get prescriptions filled in the country he's in, that should be the better solution and possibly less costly considering US drug costs. Mailing drugs through customs may create a delay of up to 5 weeks.

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U.S. Postal Service regulations

And some countries do not allow the import of prescription drugs unless in the possession of the person they are prescribed to.

I think it's HIGHLY unlikely that your local pharmacy will have a clue or be able to help. If he isn't able to bring along enough extra and more is needed, I'd take the extra amount, stuff cotton in the container so there's no noise, and send it in a small box stuffed with business paper via DHL or FedEx. If his office is nearby, have then do it.

Back when my daughter lived in South Korea, I would send her over the counter meds all the time. I never told anyone what all was in the package... I just packed it up, along with other stuff she wanted, and put it in the mail. Never a problem, everything always arrived.

I would talk with the pharamacist - in certain instances you can get an advance on dispensing of medications. Also - we had an incident where we were stuck in Europe and were able to get medications, through a local doctor, without a problem and at a considerably cheaper price. We were on a cruise and the cruise director was able to facilitate that but if he's with a company, there should be someone who could help with contacts. We did have the original bottles so that the dosage, etc. could be seen.

You cannot mail drugs, but maybe your doctor know how to do it

I would talk to the post office to see what the requirements are. You may be able to ship them overnight as well through Loomis, Purolator or FedEx. Again, contact the companies doing the shipping and ask the requirements. I'm 100% positive that they must be in the original prescription bottle.

Elmer, do you think Customs officials don't xray incoming parcels and can't spot pills? They do here.

colleenoz, oh do they ever xray parcels! We watch Border Patrol often (Canadian, US, and Australian shows) and they have sniffer dogs in the post office as well as the airports. They xray random parcels all the time at the post office. :) Stuffing a pill bottle with cotton does nothing but stop the rattle noise. :)

Sams pharmacy was closed. I was thinking that I'd DHL a supply in this eventuality. But I thought it was a good topic as I was remembering something that happened to us,

DH nearly sawed his hand off trimming a tree for his parents. Hospital stay was longer than the extras I had brought and Okie hospital wanted to charge $10/day per pill. I said "no way", but it had me scrambling trying to get his TX doctor to send a prescription to OK pharmacy. It was easy in retrospect, but I started thinking it might be harder if it involved overseas travel, just wondering what the options were.

Well, coming into Australia for instance, you can bring up to three months' supply of medications in their original packaging and accompanied by a doctor's letter. Some medications, such as steroids and a few others, you need a permit issue by the Therapeutic Goods Administration in Australia to bring in.

I imagine similar rules exist for most countries.

It varies from country to country. In Thailand, antibiotics and blood pressure medication can be purchased over the counter at the pharmacy. Yet, caffeine tablets can only be obtained at a hospital. I think your best bet would be to speak to your local pharmacist as a starting point.

colleenoz, I know someone who moved to Oz a few years ago. Because of a one year wait period for a pre-existing condition in their Oz private insurance, they needed to get a 12 month supply of an expensive prescription drug in the US. That was brought into Australia in one of their suitcases. No problem.

Well, that was a few years ago and luggage is checked more thoroughly now.

Pharmacist said the do not do any international transfers. Domestically in USA, you'd give nurse name, address and phone of pharmacy in other state and done. Only options if you need Meds abroad (w/o seeing a doc there) are

always travel w/ extras

DHL a supply. Many countries do not have door delivery and it goes to a DHL/fedex/whatever center and you still have to make arrangements to p/up at center.