going away and self injecting

hi

at the moment I self inject b12 twice a week. I am going away to France in the next few wks and am concerned about taking my b12 and syringes/needles. I dont think I ll cope without 1 injection in 10 days.

are we ok to take them on the plane or shall I put it all in my suitcase?

will the b12 ampoule be ok in the suitcase?

[pvanderaa]

Put them in the suitcase. Same as any international flight. I travel all the time without any issues have them in the suitcase.

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thank you

[Gambit62 Administrator]

I believe B12 is an over the counter medication in France and that pharmacists will do injections for you at the pharmacy.

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I know they sell cyanocobalamin over the counter.not sure about doing the injection for you. but it's a small town and I am visiting my parents and they don't know I self inject. so I think I ll take I ll put enough to do 2-3 injections in my suitcase and see what happens.

while I am over there, I might ask the chemist for future reference.

[expatkerry]

Hi, I live in France and you can buy insulin syringes over the counter here. Your B12 can even go in your hand luggage as they contain only a small amount of liquid.

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thank you

[hendry]

I travel often and always have ampoules and syri ges I. My hand luggage. Never had a problem and gone from scottish and English airports. Do have the ampoules in a box with prescription on it despite it behind dated around 3years ago.