Traveling to Jordan with Liothyronine

[StarFlower2]

I am traveling to Jordan end of Aug. Does anyone know if I’m ok to take Liothyronine T3 into Jordan? Im prescribed Levothyroxine but my Liothyronine is not on prescription therefore not labelled with my name and GP.

[arTistapple]

You do well to ask. Taking ‘drugs’ into Muslim countries is a nightmare. All accompanying paperwork needs to be very very clear. This is confusing as you can often buy all sorts OTC or with the pharmacists advice (very expensively). I tried to get this info from many sources. I wanted to carry only homeopathic remedies into the most difficult country in the world - but never managed to get any ‘official’ information. Customs and Excise (perhaps not fully aware of the possible consequences) were glib. The niceties are not always available in foreign countries. However I would now make a written request of Customs and Excise, instead of taking verbal advice, if I was to consider it again. Jordan may not be as strict as elsewhere but……. Sorry it’s not a particularly useful answer.

[helvella Administrator Thyroid UK in reply to arTistapple]

But it is a helpful answer in that it clarifies how difficult it can be!

[StarFlower2 in reply to arTistapple]

A very useful answer thank you for clarifying the difficulty in traveling with some medications. I’ve managed to get a doctors letter to go with my T3 but the fact they aren’t prescribed or labelled with my name is a worry. I asked my her if I could have a prescription of T3 for the 7 days sadly the answer was no! I have a conversion issue, taking levo makes me feel very unwell and she knows it. The thought of going 7 days without my meds if they are confiscated is concerning me!

[arTistapple in reply to StarFlower2]

An after thought. You could possibly purchase it within the country. Probably expensive but might circumvent the obvious problems. Off course this would involve research. Do you know anyone personally in Jordan who could look into this for you?

[humanbean]

I have no idea what the answer is to your question. But I would suggest you should contact the embassy in London by email.

jordanembassy.org.uk/contac...

Other useful links :

Full details for the Jordanian Embassy :

JORDAN

Embassy of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

6 Upper Phillimore Gardens W8 7HA

020 7937 3685

[e-mail]

jordanembassy.org.uk

Monday-Friday 09:00-16:00

Consular & Visa Section

6 Upper Phillimore Gardens W8 7HA

Monday-Friday 10:00-13:00 & 14:30-16:00

Defence Attaché's Office

16 Upper Phillimore Gardens W8 7HA

020 7937 9611

Fax [phone]

Monday-Thursday 09:00-15:00, Friday 09:00-12:00

HIS EXCELLENCY MR MANAR M. DABBAS m Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary (since 16 September 2021)

Mrs Muna Ghazi Ahmad Abuhassan

Mr Omar Mohammad Theeb Ababneh m Deputy Head of Mission

Mr Bela I Mustafa N Abzakh m 1st Secretary

HRH Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein 1st Secretary

Mrs Rawan Essam Mohammad Al Faqir m 1st Secretary

Brig Gen Hasan Abdelhamid Fadel Aburumman * Military, Naval & Air Attaché

Lt Col Osama Ghazi Irsheid Alidmat m Procuremet Officer, Military Attache

Major Bashar Gudra Ahmad Al-Anakrih m Medical Officer, Military Attache

Col Mohammad Jamil Qarqoudeh m Assistant Military Attaché

Lt Col Ahmed Abdel Latif Atbtoush m Medical Officer

Lt Col Mohammad Radwan Issa Alhusban Finance Officer

Major Mamoun Saleh Salem Alnaimat * Education & Training Officer

From the UK Foreign Office :

gov.uk/foreign-travel-advic...

gov.uk/guidance/living-in-j...

From the CDC in the US : wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/destin...

If you google "advice for travellers to Jordan" you should find a lot of help but whether any of the links will cover prescribed drugs considered to be illegal, I don't know.

This link - look at post 5 - but bear in mind it is 3 years old :

tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic-g...

You will also need proof of Covid vaccination according to this website :

dfa.ie/travel/travel-advice...

[StarFlower2 in reply to humanbean]

Thank you so much for this is and the links. I’ll get on to calling the embassy tomorrow.