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Travel certificate for carrying medication.

A doctor's letter confirming the medicines you carry and why, for airport security and border control.

Fit to fly and travel

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What does the appointment involve?

The doctor issues a signed letter listing the medicines you carry, including any controlled drugs or injectables such as insulin pens, confirming they are prescribed for you and needed for your journey. This is the letter security and customs staff may ask to see.

Is there anything else I should know?

If you are travelling with a controlled medicine, check whether your destination also requires its own permit, as some countries do; that is set by the destination and is worth confirming before you travel.

Travel certificate for carrying medication at a glance

  • Who it is for

    Travellers carrying prescription medicines, controlled drugs, or injectables such as insulin

  • What you leave with

    A signed letter listing your medicines, confirming they are prescribed and needed

  • Who can sign it

    Any GMC-registered doctor

  • Turnaround

    Same day

  • What to bring

    A list of the medicines you will carry, their doses, and photo ID

What should I bring?

Bring a list of the medicines you will carry with their doses, your prescriptions or packaging if you have them, and photo ID.

Pricing

This medical is the 15-minute consultation and certificate below.

Medicals and certificates

  • 15-minute consultation and certificate £120
  • 30-minute appointment and certificate £180
  • COP3 mental capacity assessment £240
  • Personal injury report £300
  • ECG, spirometry, vision check Included
  • Bloods or drug screen Extra
What each option includes

15-minute consultation and certificate. Fit to fly, pre-employment, fitness to work, sports and school medicals, fit notes and most other certificates.

30-minute appointment and certificate. D4, TfL and taxi, bus and coach, motorsport, SCUBA and firearms medicals.

COP3 mental capacity assessment. Face to face, at the clinic or by home visit.

Personal injury report. Prepared to Civil Procedure Rules Part 35.

ECG, spirometry, vision check. Where the medical asks for them.

Bloods or drug screen. Confirmed with you at the consultation.

You pay after your consultation in person. Video and phone consultations are paid at booking.

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Travelling with medicines?

Today, every day. Begin your consultation online, or book a slot and see a doctor in person, by video, or by phone.

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