MEDICATION - always divide your supply of tablets. Keep half with you in your hand luggage, and pack the other half in the luggage you check in, or give it to a travelling companion to carry.

Take a letter from your doctor stating that the drugs you are carrying are prescription drugs.

• Make sure you have written down the prescription names (as written on the label) of the medication you are on, so that if your supply is lost, you can advise doctors accordingly.
• If you need to take medication with you that must be kept cool, pack it in a small cool bag (the type sold for school lunches and picnics) or jiffy bag with ice packs, or use a wide necked thermos flask, which has been chilled.
• EPO does not need refrigeration for journeys of up to 6 hours, but make sure you allow time for transfers and delays when calculating the length of your journey.
• On your return trip, make sure you declare to customs any drugs you were given or prescribed.
  
• First aid kit - take an emergency supply of plaster, painkillers, insect bite ointment and diarrhoea. As always, check with your renal unit regarding any over-the-counter drugs you are taking.