Flying to Thailand via Abu Dhabi - prescription meds ok?

[SB100]

Hi All,
My daughter is off to Thailand in a couple of weeks.
She's read that you can't take any meds in to Abu Dhabi - not even prescribed meds.
Is this the case, or is she misinformed?
Thanks

[z4chris99]

you can buy anything over the counter in Thailand so if she didn't take them with she would be fine to repurchase

[exgtt]

+1

Kills me seeing these kids getting locked up caught with a bit of Cannabis when you can buy cheap Tramadol over the counter!

[Marf]

Check everything she wants to take. Personally I'd aim to avoid the whole region.

http://wikitravel.org/en/United_Arab_Emirates

Customs regulations

Each non-muslim adult can bring in four items of alcohol , eg four bottles of wine, or four bottles of spirits, or four cases of beer (regardless of alcohol content).

The UAE takes an infamously strict line on medicines, with many common drugs, notably anything with containing codeine, diazepam (Valium) or dextromethorphan (Robitussin) being banned unless you have a notarized and authenticated doctor's prescription. Visitors breaking the rules, even inadvertently, have found themselves deported or jailed. The US Embassy to the UAE maintains an unofficial list [4] of what may not be imported.

Don't even think about bringing in narcotics: possession of even trace amounts leads to a minimum of four years in prison. Using Khat/qat (a flowering plant that contains an alkaloid called cathinone) which is popular in other nearby countries (notably Yemen) is also illegal, with life prison sentences possible.

[SB100]

She has IBD, suspect it's crohns, so needs her prescribed meds with her. Nothing sinister or illegal. Thanks for the link

[exgtt]

Is the flight already booked?

If not EVA air do direct to Bangkok flights from heathrow under £600. Good airline

[SB100]

Yep, booked earlier this week, flying with Etihad from manchester - under £600.

[Marf]

Frankly I'd ask for a refund under the SOGA 14 day rule(assuming you booked online/over the phone) and re-book as per exgtt's advice.

[carreauchompeur]

Marf said:

Frankly I'd ask for a refund under the SOGA 14 day rule(assuming you booked online/over the phone) and re-book as per exgtt's advice.

DSR shirley?

[Marf]

Distance Selling Regs, yep, thats the one. Sorry hungover and no breakfast yet

[carreauchompeur]

Marf said:

Distance Selling Regs, yep, thats the one. Sorry hungover and no breakfast yet

Sorry, that was the kind of Internet pedant-ism on my part I despise on PH. As you were!

[Marf]

Not at all, you were bang on and right to point it out! He'd have looked a plum quoting SOGA trying to get a refund

[CYMR0]

Marf said:

Not at all, you were bang on and right to point it out! He'd have looked a plum quoting SOGA trying to get a refund

DSRs also don't apply to travel.

http://www.oft.gov.uk/shared_oft/business_leaflets...

[carreauchompeur]

CYMR0 said:

DSRs also don't apply to travel.

http://www.oft.gov.uk/shared_oft/business_leaflets...

Didn't know that...

[Marf]

Can you point out the relevant bit CYMR0 ? All I see is that it doesnt apply to package holidays?