Xing borders for drugs w/o prescription

[Wankel7]

I live right on the Mexican border and know you can cross and buy drugs without a prescription.

I would be interested in having some antibiotics if I started coming down with a serious cold. Not every time I sneeze

However, what are the legalities if you do this? Could you be in trouble if somebody finds unprescribed drugs?

Just wondering what you guys have heard on this.

Wankel

 

[Ravengirl]

Antibiotics are for bacterial infections. Colds aren't caused by bacteria, rather, they're caused by viruses. Buying antibiotics won't do you much good, unless the cold somehow mutates into pneumonia or a nasty sinus infection- and then, why not just see a doctor?

Getting caught with prescription medication without proof that it was prescribed to you is generally not a great idea. I'd rethink all this if I were you.

Stephanie

 

[Wankel7]

Hum, that is a very good point. I did not think about that. Thanks!

Sounds like I will be steering away from this.

Wankel

 

[vclean]

The Border Patrol is the most likely agency to find your purchase and possibly arrest you (or hopefully just confiscate). A federal conviction (not likely, but not unheard of) will end your commercial aviation career.

Antibiotics are overused. They are not indicated for viral infections. Many doctors feel pressured to prescribe antibiotics to make their patients 'feel better'. Overuse and not completing antibiotic therapy results in ever increasing drug-resistant strains of formally treatable bacteria.

There is little you can do to treat a cold, it has to run its course. Your doctor can determine the best course of action.

 

[bart]

We came back in the country once, the boss had had his knee replaced and was taking vicadin for the pain. He had taken some out of the big bottle and put it in a travel bottle for the trip.

When we came back in, customs made a huge deal out of it. We spent three hours dealing with it and finally got the prescription faxed to the customs office. Since vicadin is considered a narcotic, and the guy we were dealing with was a screaming a--hole, it was a very stressful situation.

Just keep that in mind.