Bringing Prescription Medicine To Qatar

I am an Indian and have to travel to Qatar and stay there for a year. I have to take with my checked baggage lots of prescription medicines like antacids, blood pressure. psychotropic medicines and pain killers. I will be having prescription & proof of purchase. I am worried as there are many medicines, will the customs open my bags and object it. Kindly advise and your comments are highly valuable.

Thank you all very much for the advice...

do not put it on your hand carry bag.. (bring some with you in case you need to drink while on the aircraft) but the rest leave it on your check in luggage..

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They don't open all bags at airport. Only if they find something suspicious they will open it. Medicines with doctor's prescription is not a problem. and as sanooj said if u send it by courier the medicines will be sent to HMC and then returned back after verification.

If u bring it along with you, there wont be any problem, keep prescription and bill with you. But if u send it by courier then after customs checking it will go to HMC (White fort building) , then you have to go there with prescription and receipt and need to convince the Doctor in charge to collect the medicines. ( Last yr i collected some indian ayurvedic medicines same way which was couriered)

If you send it by courier, they may open and check and then put a 'customs checked' seal / tape on the package, since it's medicines.

If you bring it with you, they may check, depends on the type of medication, but if u have a prescription with you, it shouldn't be a problem.

Like others have stated here, many bring painkillers, diabetes, n hypertension drugs with them here.

As far as our experience goes, there is no problem as long as you have your prescription. We have been here 4 1/2 yrs and have never been stopped and questioned at the airport. You can send it by courier with the prescription but it goes to "Customs" for clearance. I don't see any problem with you carrying these meds.

Best regards

Dez

They are not opening each and evey bag at the Airport. They will open only those bags which is suspicious of having something illegal. You can bring your medicines with the proof of purchase and the prescription from your doctor. There are many patients bringing their medicine for diabetes and blood pressure in hundreds.