Item-specific travel rules
Medicine on a Plane: Carry-on Rules
Keep essential medicine accessible. Medical liquids can be screened separately, and destination import rules are separate from airport security.
Popular items in this category
- Medicine
- Crutches
- EpiPens
- External Medical Devices
- Inhalers
- Insulin
- Insulin Pumps and Glucose Monitors
- Insulin Supplies
- Liquid Vitamins
- Medical Devices
- Medical Marijuana
- Medical Masks
- Medical-Clinical Thermometer (Mercury)
- Medically Necessary Personal Oxygen
- Portable Oxygen Concentrators
- Recreational Oxygen
- Supplements
- Unused Syringes
- Used Syringes
- Vitamins
- Walkers
- Weather Barometer or Thermometer (Mercury)
- Wheelchairs
Frequently asked questions
Should essential medicine go in carry-on baggage?
Keeping essential medicine accessible in the cabin is usually practical. Also check destination import requirements for prescription or controlled medicine.
What should I bring for liquid medicine screening?
Declare medically necessary liquids when asked and carry supporting documentation when it helps explain the medicine or quantity.