Patients travelling off Island who are taking regular medications can be prescribed a maximum of three months’ supply. In the case of controlled drugs an maximum of 30 days can be supplied.
Patients travelling off Island for over three months will be given a sufficient supply of any regular medication to allow them to get to their destination and find a local supplier.
In line with current guidelines, ‘just in case’ travel medication, for example anti-diarrhoeal medicine, antihistamines or antibiotics, cannot be prescribed.