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Originally Posted by SSJup81
I decided to ask this here too, just in case it got missed in the other thread regarding medication in Japan.
Should one bring over a copy of his/her medical chart focusing on the medications one take or just some chart in general? Should it have the technical name? Does anyone know where I can even look up the names of my medications, and what their equivalents would be in Japanese to save up on the trouble?
I'm looking over the form for the Yakkan Shoumei and how it has to be mailed in. It mentioned the "post" and how one of the things needed when submitting for one is a Return Envelope with Japanese Postal Stamps.
Does anyone know if it's acceptable to use something faster like UPS or FedEx? I wanted to overnight this using that since I know it'll take at least a week for them to send it back. I also wanted to do that since I won't be able to send out anything until tomorrow afternoon since that was the earliest I could see an actual doctor and I already told them of my situation and they were cool with it.
I'm supposed to leave March 28, I'm scared I might not get the Yakkan Shoumei back in time. Does anyone know what happens if this is the case? Can medication just get shipped over or is there a rule or law to doing something like that?
So, when one does get the Yakkan Shoumei back, and then head over, I just show it to customs when going through my baggage?
I wanted to bring at least a 6-month supply of my medications with me since I'm not sure when the insurance will start up right away.
Edit: Oh yeah, I was just wondering about something else that might can get me around having to fill out the Yakkan Shoumei form.
Could I get a year's worth of refills for my medications, take a month's supply over of my prescription medications (as that's the minimum I would be allowed to take into the country anyway), and then just have it filled by my family here at home and then mailed to me every month? Is there any law against doing it that way?
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If you get your meds from an online pharmacy with a proper prescription you should have no problem getting them shipped to Japan. You might have to get them Fed-exed (expensive), ask your doctor to recommend an online pharmacy.
You may have less luck if you try to get your family to ship your meds, customs is hit and miss, but they will certainly be interested in any pills they find in the mail. You are better off not having your family mail your meds here, in Japan you are not "innocent until proven guilty", rather the other way around. Bring a year's supply with you, with your proper prescription forms and treatment records.
Getting your meds in Japan should be easy, clinics and hospitals here are very free with prescribing drugs for even simple things like colds. Never in my life have I seen a doctor when I've caught a cold, but in Japan is is common practice.