Drug Running

[DuncanF]

Well, not quite!

A UK pharmacy local to my office has filled a prescription for a colleague in Bahrain and he's asked me to carry it over for him when I visit our Bahrain offices shortly.

I presume that the reason he has the order filled in the UK is that the prescription (which I have) is from a UK doctor. Cost may come into it too ... there's £1100 quid of drugs in a box half the size of a laptop!

Apparently other colleagues have made this "run" for him before without issue. Does this just count as a normal taxable import to Bahrain or am I on dodgy ground?

Any advice much appreciated.

Thanks,

Duncan

Postscript: This may or may not be relevent.

My colleague has Parkinsons Disease and the drugs in question, Pramipexole (Mirapex), are used in the treatment of this disease.

Duncan

[Departures Beckham]

Sounds as if it could be VERY dodgy to me.

I suggest you contact their embassy in London (details here (http://www.ambassade.dk/bahralone.php3)) and get something in writing if they say it is okay.

It may also be worth checking with HM Customs & Excise incase you need to return with it (e-mail: [email protected]) - and again get something in writing and keep the prescription receipt with you.

[GordonBurford]

A word of caution.

Just because it's not a controlled drug in the Uk, doesn't mean to say it's not controlled in other counties...