Flying with Byetta
Can anyone tell me what we need to do to comply with Fed regs if
we’re
taking an airline flight?
Thanks,
Brian
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Painless shots and the longer needle theory . From:
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March 15th, 2007 at 8:13 am
As long as you’re only going on a domestic flight, make sure your pen is in
a 1 quart zip-loc bag with the rest of your gel/liquids and your pen
needles. You should make sure you bring the Rx label from your Byetta box
or better yet, travel with the pen in the box so that the tray helps to
avoid breakage. If traveling on an international flight, call your airline
to see what you must do.
I travel frequently for business and although Byetta can handle room temps
up to 77 degrees, I still travel with mine in a small cooler with a gel pack
and tell the TSA agents that I’m traveling with refrigerated medication.
I’ve never had a problem while flying in the U.S. with it.
March 15th, 2007 at 2:45 pm
I fly often for work.
I carry my byetta and needles in a small cosmetic bag in my purse. When I’m
flying out (from Charlotte) I just put it in one of the bins to be x-rayed
and they don’t even look twice at it. When I’m flying home, usually from
smaller town I often have to tell them what it is but it has never been an
issue.
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Can anyone tell me what we need to do to comply with Fed regs if
we’re
taking an airline flight?
Thanks,
Brian
1a.
Painless shots and the longer needle theory . From:
kalydaskope13
1
March 16th, 2007 at 10:35 am
Before I retired, I used to do allot of domestic and international
air travel. As with any medication, make sure you have all
medications in the original package with the Rx label. Also, new Rx
script from your doctor for each medication will also help. This is
especially helpful if you happen to loose any of your medication or
have it taken during a screening check as I did on one trip.
Jim
March 19th, 2007 at 3:09 am
Brian - I recently flew with Byetta. I carried it in a very small cooler
bag with gel packs and kept it in the original box that had the prescription
label on it. Be sure your name on the prescription label is the same as the
identification you are using. The main thing is to be sure to declare it
and have it scanned. In that same very small cooler bag I put my lancets
and needles. I didn’t have any problems at all.
March 19th, 2007 at 6:58 pm
Thanks, Nita. I just hope there will be a small fridge in my motel
room, since
it will probably be hot in east central Illinois at this point !!
Brian
March 20th, 2007 at 12:38 am
Brian - call the hotel now and tell them you are diabetic and you need a
fridge to keep your medican in. By law, they are required to provide you a
small portable fridge in your room. Because the temps in those can vary so
much, you may want to consider bringing an instant read thermometer to check
it.
March 20th, 2007 at 12:54 pm
Brian, call ahead to your hotel as most will have one available for
customers traveling with medications.