Be careful when traveling with controlled drugs for personal use

People travel across borders more frequently for tourism or business reasons in recent years. Should travelers need to carry controlled drugs in and out of the country, they should pay attention to the regulations of the country involved to avoid violation of the law. Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) remind travelers carrying controlled drugs for their personal medications, they should carry a diagnosis certificate or a doctor's prescription from a medical institution to facilitate customs clearance.   If a traveler has sought medical treatment abroad and needs to bring controlled drugs back into Taiwan, according to the Taiwan Customs Entry Declaration Regulations, he or she must present a doctor's prescription or certificate from the medical institution; the medications are limited to the treatment of his or her specific illness, the quantity carried must not exceed the doctor's prescription or certificate and is limited to a six-month supply. Controlled drugs should be carried by the person at all times and cannot be sent by mail or courier. Controlled drugs commonly used in Taiwan, such as sedative-hypnotic drugs like zolpidem, triazolam, and flunitrazepam, as...