Keeping medicine cold of flight

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Does Air Canada allow passengers to store medicine that needs to be kept cold in their fridge?

I have seen this done for a pax seated next to me.

Look after yourself and not expect the rest of the world to look after you.

Freeze a water bootle and put it next to your medicines in your carry-on.

No hard feelings ExAC just having some fun ;)

Presumably the frozen water bottle should be drinkable also.

That is if the water is not frozen and no you cannot drink the water bottle :D

Does Air Canada allow passengers to store medicine that needs to be kept cold in their fridge?

John I travel with my medication which needs refrigeration, some Airlines will do it and some will not for hygenic purposes. i keep min in my hand luggage under the seat and not up in the luggage compartment due to the pressure. :cool:

Look after yourself and not expect the rest of the world to look after you.

Freeze a water bootle and put it next to your medicines in your carry-on.

Bad advise, you will have the prescription for the medicine but the contents of the "BOOTLE" :D have to be made known to the security personnel just as in a previous case a new mom had to prove that she was carrying baby's milk by being forced to drink it. :D

For other reasons I have brought a small cooler with a gel ice pack on board. This will last for 24 hours in a good cooler. This has the advantage of providing cooling before and after the flight . The same general method is used in transporting organs for transplants. You should know the full details as to the tolerance of the medicine to temperature changes - often refigeration is more a matter of long term storage.

...but the contents of the "BOOTLE" :D have to be made known to the security personnel just as in a previous case a new mom had to prove that she was carrying baby's milk by being forced to drink it. :D

Presumably the frozen water bottle should be drinkable also.

Does Air Canada allow passengers to store medicine that needs to be kept cold in their fridge?

Double bag your medicine while removing all air. Put it in a ziplog bag and remove all air. Put it in a margarine tub and fill it with ice and double bag it. That'll last you until you get off the flight at LHR. Before landing at LHR, remove the previous ice pack (which should be close to water now) and ask the flight attendants for new ice to replace. That should last you until you hit your final destination. Yes, this may take a lot of space, but it will keep your medicine cold.

Don't give it to the FA because there is always the risk of forgetting it.

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