can over the counter pills be sent via airmail? (cold, prescriptions, vitamins)

[semidevil]

Can I send over the counter pills via airmail (i,e vitamins, melatonin, etc etc). Instead of sending an entire bottle, I'm just planning to put it in a ziplock bag and so it can be flat and fit in an envelope. Will there be any issues or problem with that?

[reed303]

I wouldn't.

The PO might mistake the stuff for Anthrax, and you would get a visit from the guys with the black helicopters ;-)

[DubbleT]

No, you cannot mail loose OTC meds,
453 Controlled Substances and Drugs

[Fran66]

Originally Posted by semidevil

Can I send over the counter pills via airmail (i,e vitamins, melatonin, etc etc). Instead of sending an entire bottle, I'm just planning to put it in a ziplock bag and so it can be flat and fit in an envelope. Will there be any issues or problem with that?

Another thing to consider: If prescriptions/OTC get too hot in the mail (and they will in the summer) or too cold in the mail (and they will most places in the winter), the chemical composition of the pills/liquids will change (and not for the better). There's a good reason why most Rx/OTC have instructions re the max and min temps at which to store them.