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Title: Airlines and imitrex injectors?
Post by kiritz on Feb 15^th, 2009 at 3:28pm

Hello All: Does anyone have experience with airline traffic and carrying on imitrex injectors? I am planning a trip with carryon luggage.

Thanks in advance,

Stewart :)

Title: Re: Airlines and imitrex injectors?
Post by Bob_Johnson on Feb 15^th, 2009 at 3:53pm

It's prudent to get a written statement from your doctor giving diagnosis and list of medications which you will be carrying with you.

Title: Re: Airlines and imitrex injectors?
Post by Ray on Feb 15^th, 2009 at 5:16pm

What Bob said. The auto injector looks odd on the X-ray image.

Wishing you well,

Ray

Edited to change radar to xray....

Title: Re: Airlines and imitrex injectors?
Post by seasonalboomer on Feb 15^th, 2009 at 8:13pm

I've never had a problem...and as they say, "don't leave home without it."

Title: Re: Airlines and imitrex injectors?
Post by Blue_eyes on Feb 15^th, 2009 at 8:44pm

Never had a problem I fly several times a year.

Title: Re: Airlines and imitrex injectors?
Post by Guiseppi on Feb 15^th, 2009 at 9:25pm

I take it out and show the security people. I tell them it's for migrains because eveyone understands that. They never give me any grief.
:)
Joe

Title: Re: Airlines and imitrex injectors?
Post by icedragon on Feb 16^th, 2009 at 10:37am

I just took mine as a carry on for the first time last month. Just tell them at the first podium. They will even visually inspect it if you don't want it going through the X-ray. Here is a link.

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Title: Re: Airlines and imitrex injectors?
Post by jmc1106 on Feb 18^th, 2009 at 3:08pm

My husband had this in his carryon last month when we flew to Mexico. The cartridges were still in the box with the RX label on them, and we had no problem.

Title: Re: Airlines and imitrex injectors?
Post by ClusterChuck on Feb 18^th, 2009 at 3:39pm

seasonalboomer wrote on Feb 15^th, 2009 at 8:13pm:

"don't leave home without it."

I couldn't agree more, with the above statement!

I carry a pack in my pocket, and another in my carry on bag. That way I know I have four full shots with me at all times.

I have never been questioned or had any problem with them. I have even flown over to and around Europe with them, with no problem. NEVER questioned about them.

Title: Re: Airlines and imitrex injectors?
Post by slhaas on Feb 18^th, 2009 at 6:54pm

I think a lot of the worry about liquids has passed. Just be sure to have it with RX labels and I'd inform them before they question you about it. Be proactive.

Title: Re: Airlines and imitrex injectors?
Post by Paul98 on Feb 19^th, 2009 at 10:25am

You should have no problem as long as you have the scripts on the package. Keep medications in the origional packaging.

I have gone through security with the vials of trex and syringes in my camera bag. (I don't use autoinject) and I have never had a problem.

-P.

Title: Re: Airlines and imitrex injectors?
Post by purpleydog on Feb 20^th, 2009 at 7:23am

I've flown many times with the auto injects, or vials and syringes, or nasal sprays in my laptop bag. Just make sure they are labeled with your script, you should have no problems. I never even got asked about them.