<p>I know the 3 oz rule regarding liquids.
My son picked up a precription this week that is an 8 oz tube of gel. Will he be able to carry it on the plane. It is in the original box with pharmacy label.
Thanks
I would hate for him to check his bag on the Sunday after Thanksgiving.</p>
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<p>No…if it exceeds the amount (3oz) it will not be allowed. Either mail it to him or have him check his bags. DD has prescriptions like this as well. She checks her bags.
MIL tried to take a half empty 8 ounce bottle of neutrogena on the plane. It was taken out of her luggage at security. DH brought it home.</p>
<p>go to
[TSA:</a> Permitted and Prohibited Items](<a href=“http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtravel/prohibited/permitted-prohibited-items.shtm]TSA:”>http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtravel/prohibited/permitted-prohibited-items.shtm)</p>
<p>[TSA</a> | Transportation Security Administration | 3-1-1 on Air Travel](<a href=“http://www.tsa.gov/311/index.shtm]TSA”>http://www.tsa.gov/311/index.shtm)</p>
<p>Medications are allowed over 3 oz, and you do not need to put them in plastic bags. </p>
<p>I carried prescription Lidocaine in a gel-like form on overseas flights last summer. I also had a syringe and another liquid medication that was under 3 oz with me. I put all of this in a plastic bag, but the plastic bag isn’t required for medications. I was never asked about any of it and didn’t need to show my prescription or anything. In my case, bringing this medication wasn’t optional. That’s true with a lot of people, so medications are allowed on board even if they’re liquids over 3 oz.</p>
<p>I had gone to the TSA site and it is confusing. I read it like Corranged that prescription meds are allowed over 3 oz. What is not clear if it is only for those prescription meds that would be needed in flight.
Our airport is tiny and I will stay with him and make sure they let him take it. If not I will bring it home and mail it.</p>
<p>That’s because the info is under disabilities instead o f the 3-1-1 rule.<br>
[TSA:</a> Travelers with Disabilities and Medical Conditions](<a href=“http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtravel/specialneeds/editorial_1059.shtm]TSA:”>TSA Cares | Transportation Security Administration)</p>
<p>Travelers with Disabilities and Medical Conditions</p>
<p>Medications</p>
<p>You may bring all prescription and over-the-counter medications (liquids, gels, and aerosols) including KY jelly, eye drops, and saline solution for medical purposes.</p>
<p>Additional items you may bring include:</p>
<pre><code>* Liquids including water, juice, or liquid nutrition or gels for passengers with a disability or medical condition;
- Life-support and life-sustaining liquids such as bone marrow, blood products, and transplant organs;
- Items used to augment the body for medical or cosmetic reasons such as mastectomy products, prosthetic breasts, bras or shells containing gels, saline solution, or other liquids; and,
- Gels or frozen liquids needed to cool disability or medically related items used by persons with disabilities or medical conditions.
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<p>You are not limited in the amount or volume of these items you may bring in your carry-on baggage. BUT if the medically necessary items exceed 3 ounces or are not contained in a one-quart, zip-top plastic bag, you MUST declare to one of our Security Officers at the checkpoint for further inspection.</p>
<p>For more information on these measures, please read our memo outlining our policy. Changes in Allowances for Persons with Disabilities at Airport Security Checkpoints (pdf, 101kb)</p>
<p>Non-liquid or gel medications of all kinds such as solid pills, or inhalers are allowed through the security checkpoint once they have been screened. We recommend, but do not require, that your medications be labeled to assist with the screening process.</p>
<p>We normally X-ray medication and related supplies. However, as a customer service, you may ask that Security Officers visually inspect your medication and associated supplies. </p>
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You must ask for visual inspection before the screening process begins; otherwise your medications and supplies will be X-rayed.
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If you would like to take advantage of this option, please have your medication and associated supplies separated from your other property in a separate pouch/bag when you approach the Security Officer at the walk-through metal detector.
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Ask the Security Officer to visually inspect your medication and hand your medication pouch/bag to him or her.
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To prevent your medication, associated supplies or fragile medical materials for contamination or damage, we will ask you to display, handle, and repack your own medication and associated supplies during visual inspection. Any medication and/or associated supplies that we can’t clear visually will be X-rayed. If you refuse, you will not be permitted to carry your medications and related supplies into the sterile area.
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<p>While we can not provide an exhaustive list of items, below are some of the most common. Please note, if you have questions or doubts on certain items, place those in your checked baggage. We strongly encourage travelers to read our full list of prohibited items to avoid hassle.</p>
<p>why not just check it in his bag?</p>
<p>I think the point was, he wasn’t planning on checking a bag, and won’t have to unless he can’t carry this medication on the plane with him. They want to minimize any screw ups by the airlines regarding luggage, which are more likely to occur on busy holidays.</p>
<p>Although I almost always check luggage, I always carry my medications with me, because if my luggage is lost, then I at least want my medications on my person.</p>
<p>The last time i flew, I completely forgot about the two new prescriptions in my backpack. The gel, they didn’t blink at, the sealed antiseptic for cleaning a wound, they balked at. It was sealed, but I was surprised that they let me carry it on after much scrutiny.</p>
<p>Plane has taken off and I did not here from him so I am assuming they let him take the prescription onboard.</p>