If you’re planning to bring prescription or over-the-counter medications when you travel overseas, you may want to check first to see if they’re even legal where you’re headed.

Adderall, for example, which is commonly used here in the US to treat attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder and narcolepsy, is prohibited in the United Kingdom.

It’s also forbidden in the Czech Republic.

So before you go, contact a clinic that specializes in travel medicine to get advice on which drugs are allowed where.

You can even ask your travel insurance company for help.

If you’re going abroad for a long period of time, they may be able to arrange shipping with your medical insurance provider.

And if it turns out that your medication really is banned where you’re going, the travel assistance company, Medex, has online tools to help you find a comparable alternative drug that is allowed at your destination.

As a rule of thumb, carry any prescription drugs in the original bottle they came in, which is labeled with the drug name and dosage.

To be extra safe, bring a copy of the original prescription or a letter from your doctor.

For more tips, visit our Health & Fitness category.

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