Bringing medicine back to the USA from Nuevo Progreso, MX

Although many border pharmacies will sell antibiotics without a prescription that is illegal in Mexico. The law changed recently.

Moisheh

moisheh wrote:
Or do you really man that white people do not commit any crimes? I am wondering why you even used "white" in your post?

Sorry, didn't have my PC hat on today.

I'm making a reasonable assumption that 99.99% of the readers on this forum are white and old.

2oldman wrote:
yes. Ironically, the greater danger is taking antibiotics when you shouldn't be.

TOTALLY AGREE with this.

We crossed at Progresso last week and the lady in front of me had meds. The agent told her that she appeared to have more than a 30 day supply, which is the limit, but he let her through with the caution that she should just remember that info for the next time she got more.

I don't know how he figured that she was in excess of a 30 day supply unless she told him. I didn't know about the 30 day thing either, which is of course, no excuse if it's true. I have never had a problem and they usually don't even look in the bags.

From the Border Patrol site:
"Declare all drugs, medicinals, and similar products to the appropriate CBP official;
Carry such substances in their original containers;
Carry only the quantity of such substances that a person with that condition (e.g., chronic pain) would normally carry for his/her personal use; and
Carry a prescription or written statement from your physician that the substances are being used under a doctor's supervision and that they are necessary for your physical well being while traveling."