Travelling with Prescription Medications Through both France AND Spain over a Year's time

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I am going to be abroad studying in France and Spain over the course of a year, and am on long term medications that are extremely important for me to keep taking regularly at exact doses. I'm not sure how easy it will be to get prescriptions for the medications at the necessary regular intervals in both France and Spain over the year that I am abroad, so it would be more convenient and probably safer for my health for me to carry the amount that I need for the full time I'm abroad with me, unless foreign prescriptions are accepted at pharmacies. My medications are anti-psychotics, seizure, and blood pressure medications, so they're not anything that is taken for recreational use or should be prohibited in general. Will France allow me to take a year's supply of medication into the country if I have the proper letters and notes of prescription from my doctors, or would I have to find a doctor in France that will continue to prescribe me my medications while I am abroad, and the same while I am in Spain? Alternatively, does Spain take prescriptions written by foreign doctors, so that I can take only 4 or 5 months of medication to France and then fill prescriptions while in Spain, assuming my medication is available there? I have found it very difficult to find information on the exact amounts they will allow according to length of stay, and whether continuing on to another country is taken into account.






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Can I take my prescription drugs to Spain?

You need a letter to prove your medicine is prescribed to you if it contains a 'controlled drug'. You may need to show this at the border when you're entering or leaving the UK and Spain. You may also need a licence for controlled drugs if: your trip is longer than 3 months.

Can you travel to Europe with prescription drugs?

Keep medicines in their original, labeled containers. Ensure that they are clearly labeled with your full passport name, doctor's name, generic and brand name, and exact dosage. Bring copies of all prescriptions, including the generic names for medicines.

Can I take my prescription medication to France?

Non-narcotic and non-psychotropic medicinal products Supporting document to produce for customs: the doctor's prescription, production of which is not mandatory unless the length of treatment exceeds three months.

How do you travel with multiple medications?

You can bring your medication in pill or solid form in unlimited amounts as long as it is screened. You can travel with your medication in both carry-on and checked baggage. It's highly recommended you place these items in your carry-on in the event that you need immediate access.



Getting pills in Spain without a prescription




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