I just saw the following article, with the headline:
Jose Canseco Detained At US Border For Fertility Drug
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/11/jose-canseco-detained-at_n_133836.html

Apparently, he was crossing into the U.S. from Mexico with human chorionic gonadotropin, which requires a prescription he did not have. Although it is unclear at this point, he may actually get charged with a crime.

Remember also that Rush Limbaugh got himself into trouble by crossing into the U.S. with Viagra in a prescription bottle that had someone else's name on it.

So here is the issue and question. Many of us cross the border with prescription drugs ranging from lipitor to viagra to other types of drugs that are available over-the-counter in other countries. I remember at one point hearing this is only legal if you have a U.S. prescription for the drug and bring back no more than 30 days worth. I don't know though whether my memory is correct, or whether this information is current.

Although one could always fall back on "they (customs) rarely care about these things," perhaps more caution is needed when returning from countries like Thailand where they sometimes over scrutize us on re-entry into the U.S.

So, what is the current law on bringing back prescription medicine, and what is the current practice of customs in this regard? And I am particularly interested in knowing, for example, whether the drug brought back by Canseco is in a different class of drugs (e.g., more highly controlled) than the more common drugs such as statins, viagra and its cousins, and so forth. Any guidance from lawyers who know, or doctors who know, would be particularly appreciated. Or from those who have had their drugs scrutinized by customs and can report on the result.

The thing that caught my eye and pisses me off is not that he got caught bringing something back from TJ, It's that they held him in a cell for 10 hours, and only let him out when he agreed to let them search his home.

Charge me, or let me go!! You want to search my house? Get a warrant!

RG.

Bush Police State. The US got what it voted for in 2004.