The short answer
Keep your regular medicines in their original packaging in your hand luggage, with a note from your doctor listing the medicine names, including the generic name, and what they are for. Bring enough for the whole trip plus some spare, since the same brand may not be easy to find.
Keep prescriptions or the doctor's letter with your passport copy. Check the rules for carrying your medicine through airports and into Nepal if it is a controlled item, and ask your doctor or pharmacist if unsure. Split spare supplies between bags in case one is delayed.
Key facts
- Pack in
- Hand luggage, original packaging
- Carry
- Doctor's note with generic names
- Bring
- Enough plus spare
- Split
- Spares between two bags
How it works
- Count what you needTrip days plus extra for delays.
- Keep originals and labelsCarry in hand luggage.
- Get a doctor's noteList generic names and purpose.
- Split the sparesKeep some in a second bag.
Insider tip
Photograph your prescriptions and keep a copy online.
Avoid this
Do not put essential medicines only in checked baggage.
Related questions
Can I buy my medicine in Nepal?
Some are available at pharmacies, but brands differ, so bring your own.
What about controlled medicines?
Check rules before you travel and carry a doctor's letter.
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