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  • Gloomendoom
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    maman wrote: »
    What's £30 compared with the cost of a holiday taking in Singapore? Peanuts!

    Better to be safe than sorry IMO

    Exactly, if my doctor didn't do it for free, I'd pay the money.

    Probably grumble about it though. £30 would almost buy a pint in Singapore.
  • eDicky
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    jonathon wrote: »
    our doctor charges £30 for a letter
    Don't waste your money, there will be no check on what is being brought in by a visitor for personal medical use in Singapore or Hong Kong.
    Evolution, not revolution
  • DCFC79
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    jonathon wrote: »
    our doctor charges £30 for a letter

    If thats whats required to make sure your not caught importing a banned drug then pay it.
  • maman
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    eDicky wrote: »
    Don't waste your money, there will be no check on what is being brought in by a visitor for personal medical use in Singapore or Hong Kong.


    Maybe the woman who took Tramadol into Egypt thought that too.
  • eDicky
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    maman wrote: »
    Maybe the woman who took Tramadol into Egypt thought that too.
    Possibly, but to make such a comparison is scaremongering.

    Here we are talking about Singapore and Hong Kong, not Egypt or various other Middle Eastern countries, and we are not talking about a substance like Tramadol that is controlled to prevent abuse.

    Of course, if the journey involves a stopover in any Middle Eastern country (not just a flight connection), then appropriate precaution should be taken.
    Evolution, not revolution
  • Gloomendoom
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    eDicky wrote: »
    Possibly, but to make such a comparison is scaremongering.

    Here we are talking about Singapore and Hong Kong, not Egypt or various other Middle Eastern countries, and we are not talking about a substance like Tramadol that is controlled to prevent abuse.

    Of course, if the journey involves a stopover in any Middle Eastern country (not just a flight connection), then appropriate precaution should be taken.

    I thought we had established that in this case the medication does not need to be notified

    Advising somebody that it is OK to take medicine into Singapore without first checking with the HSA that it isn't illegal or needs a licence is just plain irresponsible.
  • NoodleDoodleMan
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    Assumptions are the mother of all **** ups.

    If in doubt go through the notification procedures.
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