Get Certification for Medications
Containing Narcotic Drugs Seniors who are using medications that contain narcotic or habit - forming drugs should get a certification from their doctors before traveling.
Not exact matches
These
drugs may be used recreationally to purposefully alter one's consciousness (such as coffee, alcohol or cannabis), as entheogens for spiritual purposes (such as the mescaline -
containing peyote cactus or psilocybin -
containing mushrooms), and also as medication (such as the use of
narcotics in controlling pain, stimulants to treat narcolepsy and attention disorders, as well as anti-depressants and anti-psychotics for treating neurological and psychiatric illnesses).
In September, the FDA also required that, by November 2007,
drug companies stop making unapproved prescription
drugs containing the
narcotic cough suppressant hydrocodone for use by children younger than 6.
If the medicine is unusual or
contains narcotics, carry a letter from your doctor to indicate the need for the
drug.