Zolpidem
Sorry to post so much in one day.
I thought this might go in 'Medical & Health' but that's for aircrew only.
I take various medications; like most people my age, I practically rattle with pills. I hope to fly to Australia and spend a week there, and I checked my meds to see if they were OK as a visitor to Australia. Zolpidem is flagged up.
Zolpidem is a medication I take for my Meniere's disease, an aspect of which is that my tinnitus is so loud I can't get to sleep without chemical assistance. Zolpidem is a Class C drug, addictive and potentially a drug of abuse, and an S4 drug in Australia, which means much the same thing.
My GP has made me aware of the side-effects of this drug, which include death if I overdose. He always treats me as a competent adult, and had no problems dosing me - over the phone - with a powerful painkiller (a Class A drug - oxycodone) when I broke my ribs. The local hospital also treated me as a competent adult (have as much morphine as you like!) when I had cancer.
I am not sure if I can bring my Zolpidem into Australia. I have to declare any medications I'm taking on entry, and even if I have a UK doctor's prescription, I have no guarantee that I'd be allowed to bring it in.
It won't be a lot of fun visiting Australia if I can't sleep.
All advice gratefully appreciated.
Justapax1