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I take 10 mg of Lisinopril for high blood pressure everyday. I am going to be doing a lot of traveling soon and will be flying on airplanes, driving in cars, walking around, etc. Is it necessary to put a cotton ball or something else in my prescription bottle with the medication to make sure the pills don't move around and break? Is this even necessary? I just want to make sure the pills stay safe and don't break, melt, etc. I was planning on just taking the Lisinopril pills in the prescription bottle as they are and not dealing with cotton balls or anything else, so if you have any advice or reasons on why this is a bad idea, please let me know. Thanks!
I take 10 mg of Lisinopril for high blood pressure everyday. I am going to be doing a lot of traveling soon and will be flying on airplanes, driving in cars, walking around, etc. Is it necessary to put a cotton ball or something else in my prescription bottle with the medication to make sure the pills don't move around and break? Is this even necessary? I just want to make sure the pills stay safe and don't break, melt, etc. I was planning on just taking the Lisinopril pills in the prescription bottle as they are and not dealing with cotton balls or anything else, so if you have any advice or reasons on why this is a bad idea, please let me know. Thanks!
I do not think you need to worry about the cotton ball. Most medications do not like high temperatures, so I would not leave them in a hot vehicle for long periods of time, though.
I take 10 mg of Lisinopril for high blood pressure everyday. I am going to be doing a lot of traveling soon and will be flying on airplanes, driving in cars, walking around, etc. Is it necessary to put a cotton ball or something else in my prescription bottle with the medication to make sure the pills don't move around and break? Is this even necessary? I just want to make sure the pills stay safe and don't break, melt, etc. I was planning on just taking the Lisinopril pills in the prescription bottle as they are and not dealing with cotton balls or anything else, so if you have any advice or reasons on why this is a bad idea, please let me know. Thanks!
The biggest problem I have when I travel is the size of the prescription bottle. Ask your pharmacist if they can give you a smaller bottle (or 2) with a label. What I also would do is leave home what you will not need. You can bring a few extra and put them in the 2nd bottle just in case something happens to bottle #1.
I just looked your medication up since I'm not familiar with it - image - the 10mg pills look pretty sturdy. If cotton will make you feel better, use some.
If you have a huge bottle from mail away scripts, you may be able to get a smaller bottle from your local pharmacy; obviously they couldn't print the label. I've successfully pealed labels off of bottles to put on smaller bottles.
The biggest problem I have when I travel is the size of the prescription bottle. Ask your pharmacist if they can give you a smaller bottle (or 2) with a label. What I also would do is leave home what you will not need. You can bring a few extra and put them in the 2nd bottle just in case something happens to bottle #1.
I just looked your medication up since I'm not familiar with it - image - the 10mg pills look pretty sturdy. If cotton will make you feel better, use some.
If you have a huge bottle from mail away scripts, you may be able to get a smaller bottle from your local pharmacy; obviously they couldn't print the label. I've successfully pealed labels off of bottles to put on smaller bottles.
The lisinopril is tiny. Three months worth fits in a small bottle with room to spare. Do not put medications in checked baggage. Keep them with you.
Last edited by suzy_q2010; 07-08-2010 at 12:49 PM..
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Put any prescription medicine in a baggie and take it out at Security checkpoints. I take quite a bit of medicine with me on planes and the only trouble I've had was the liquid ulcer med. I had to open it and they 'sniffed" it for explosives. I take insulin, needles, pills, etc. If you put them in a separate baggie, it doesn't count as part of your 1-qt baggie of liquids like make-up or liquid deodroant, shampoo, etc.
My local pharmacy will "copy" the label from a mail order, as long as its current to put on a smaller bottle for travel.
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