Travel advisory update. (News).In our last issue ("Travel Advisory for the Post-9/11 World"), we suggested that airline passengers carrying needles for injectables bring along a letter from a physician explaining the need for the medication medication /med·i·ca·tion/ (med?i-ka´shun) 1. medicine (1). 2. impregnation with a medicine. 3. administration of a medicine or other remedy. . Since that time, the FAA regulation has become a bit more strict: passengers with an injectable in·ject·a·ble adj. Capable of being injected. Used of a drug. n. A drug or medicine that can be injected. medication will be allowed to board only if they can show a professional pre-printed pharmacy pharmacy, art of compounding and dispensing drugs and medication. The term is also applied to an establishment used for such purposes. Until modern times medication was prepared and dispensed by the physician himself. In the 18th cent. label that clearly identifies the medication. Since the prescription label is usually located on the outside of the medication kit, the FAA recommends that people pack the medication supplies in their original box with the printed prescription label on it. A physician's written prescription or letter will not be considered an acceptable alternative to the prescription label. Airlines vary in their security procedures. Contact the airline directly, prior to the departure date, to inquire in·quire also en·quire v. in·quired, in·quir·ing, in·quires v.intr. 1. To seek information by asking a question: inquired about prices. 2. about what else you might need to do. |
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