Going offshore...know the medicine law. It’s illegal to take PBS medicine (subsidised by the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme) out of Australia, unless it’s for your own use or the use of someone travelling from Australia with you. Penalties are steep; fines of up to $5000 and/or two years imprisonment.
If you do take PBS medicine overseas, follow these simple steps:
• contact the embassy of the country you’re visiting to ensure the medicine is legal there
• carry a letter from your doctor with the medicine, stating what the medicine is, how much you’ll be taking, and that it’s for your personal use
• leave the medicine in its original packaging, so it’s clearly labelled with your name and dosage.
For more information about taking PBS medicine overseas, call the Travel-ling with PBS medicine enquiry line on 1800 500 147, or log onto www.medicareaustralia.gov.au
If you do take PBS medicine overseas, follow these simple steps:
• contact the embassy of the country you’re visiting to ensure the medicine is legal there
• carry a letter from your doctor with the medicine, stating what the medicine is, how much you’ll be taking, and that it’s for your personal use
• leave the medicine in its original packaging, so it’s clearly labelled with your name and dosage.
For more information about taking PBS medicine overseas, call the Travel-ling with PBS medicine enquiry line on 1800 500 147, or log onto www.medicareaustralia.gov.au
Aaaand a little note - travel agent visit was fail. Just got some useless books. JT says he'll be ringing the agent that 'helped' us during the week, so we'll see what they say. I think we should just book it ourselves, saves time and hassle in my opinion.
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