Free browser-based planning tool

Prepare medication and documents for airport travel.

Build one practical check plan for what stays with you, what must be verified, what to say at screening and what to do if something is questioned or delayed.

This planner organises the preparation. It does not confirm the rules.

Airport, airline, destination and transit requirements can differ. Record what you have checked, keep unresolved questions visible and confirm medical decisions with your own clinician or pharmacist.

Privacy: Nothing is sent when you use this planner. Saving is optional and uses browser storage on this device. Use categories or initials instead of medicine names, especially on a shared device.

Build one check plan

Work through four decisions.

Complete only the parts that apply. The plan can still be useful when some answers remain unconfirmed.

Name the route and main concern.

Include transit points because rules may apply before the final destination.

Trip label

Use a short label. Avoid passport or booking numbers.

Main preparation concern

Route and transit points

List departure, transit and arrival countries or airports. Do not add booking references.

Decide what must stay with you.

Use categories or initials. This is a packing and handling record, not a medication list.

Items that must remain accessible

Examples: routine medication category, agreed rescue item, prescription copy, cooling item, charger or small supply kit.

Items needing special handling

Examples: cooling, liquids, sharps, batteries, CPAP, mobility equipment or a fragile device.

Record what has been verified.

Mark an item complete only when the answer comes from the responsible source.

Destination and transit rules Check government, embassy, regulator or other responsible authority information.

Source, answer or next action

Airline, airport and baggage rules Check screening, carry-on, liquids, sharps, cooling, batteries and devices where relevant.

Source, answer or next action

Documents and identification Confirm whether labelled packaging, a prescription copy, medicine list or clinician letter is needed.

What is ready or still needed?

Medical or pharmacy question Use your clinician or pharmacist for treatment, timing, storage or medication-specific decisions.

Question or confirmed instruction

Do not mark an item confirmed because a general article says it is usually allowed. The destination, transit authority, airline, airport or clinician responsible for the decision should provide the final answer.

Prepare the checkpoint and backup steps.

Write one short action for each stage so the plan remains usable when concentration is limited.

Before leaving home

My one action

Check-in and security

My one action

Transit or connection

My one action

Arrival and transfer

My one action

Short screening script

Use only the information needed for the screening question.

First backup actions

Focus on who to ask, which document to show and how to protect the essential item while the issue is resolved.

Your airport medication check plan

Keep unresolved items visible. Recheck changeable rules close to travel.

Verification sources

Use the source responsible for the answer.

These links are starting points, not a complete list. Also check the destination and transit authorities, airline and airports for the exact route.

Controlled-medicine country information

Use the International Narcotics Control Board as a starting point, then confirm with the relevant national authority or embassy.

Open INCB traveller information

Passenger baggage and special items

Use airline and airport rules first. IATA provides general passenger baggage and dangerous-goods guidance.

Open IATA passenger baggage guidance

International medication preparation

CDC Yellow Book guidance explains why destination and transit laws, documentation and identifiable packaging need advance checks.

Open CDC Yellow Book guidance

Medication-specific decisions

Ask your own clinician or pharmacist about treatment, timing, storage, substitutions, quantities or what to do if a dose or item is disrupted.

Planning support, not approval or medical advice

This tool helps organise airport and medication preparation. It does not determine whether a medicine or item is legal, permitted, safe or suitable. It does not provide diagnosis, treatment, prescribing, medication changes, medical clearance, legal advice, border advice, security approval, accessibility certification or travel booking.

For new, severe, rapidly worsening or worrying symptoms, use appropriate clinical, urgent or emergency care rather than this planner.

Developed and reviewed by Ticked Bucket List. Tool and source links last reviewed 28 July 2026.