How to travel with medicines on European flight

Wow!
There was me thinking I would not get ONE reply!
All interesting to read, thanks.
Ok, I will try to explain without going on too much
This is for you grandmas who have very young grandchildren.
When I was 4 yrs of age I had a high temperature with measles as this was before there was any injection preventing the illness. When 8yrs I started to get seizures which I have had on and off ever since although over the last 27 years they are minor. no falling. no shaking just day dreaming if I get any at all.
For this reason I still have to take my AEDs regularly.

We have bought a small bag like a bum bag from M&S today. Husbands meds bag fits in it and lots of pockets for phone, passport etc. He feels happier.
The problem was the airline company saying he couldn’t travel without a doctors letter, signed and stamped on letter-headed paper.
He has the regulation bag to go under the seat and wanted a small cross body bag for his meds.
People we have spoken to have said it’s the customs who will be looking at it.
He won’t be using this particular airline again that’s for sure.

You should have a letter from your GP to show if necessary keep it in your passport.
Never ever pack medication in your suitcase always have it on you.
When we traveled for a year we took a years supply of medication with back up information of the countries we were traveling too and airline tickets. Never had a problem.

I’ve had the letters from the GPs over the years and no one asks to see them. I always take pills etc in my hand luggage in case my suitcase gets lost, as they are wont to do over this way from time to time. Sleeping pills seem to be the ones they need a letter for, not anything else.

Hi from Australia, I travelled 9 weeks Europe this year, and we are advised by customs before leaving Aussie to have letters and original packets with name on and chemist name, I was stopped in Berlin and Greece as I hard hard core pain meds, showed letters and packets no problems,good luck

I take enough medication that I would rattle if you shook me.

I was worried about a trip to the US, but I took advice to keep them in original prescription boxes, and I kept them in hand luggage so they could be easily questioned if needed.

Nobody cared.

You just put the medications in your hand luggage. No need for a doctor’s letter unless you’re carrying controlled medications. Even then you don’t really need a letter, just the medicine in its original box and your prescription showing the medication was prescribed for you.