Prescription medicines and drugs sent for scientific or medical purposes – non-toxic and non-flammable including asthma inhalers · Royal Mail / Post Office
What is the item category for Prescription medicines and drugs sent for scientific or medical purposes – non-toxic and non-flammable including asthma inhalers · Royal Mail / Post Office?
For Prescription medicines and drugs sent for scientific or medical purposes – non-toxic and non-flammable including asthma inhalers · Royal Mail / Post Office, item category is Prescription medicines and drugs sent for scientific or medical purposes – non-toxic and non-flammable including asthma inhalers; carrier is Royal Mail / Post Office; restriction type is restricted; scope is UK & International; conditions is May only be sent by, or at the specific request of, a qualified medical practitioner, registered dental practitioner, veterinary surgeon, registered nurse or a recognised laboratory or institution Inner packaging can be blister packs of tablets or capsules of liquid (each pack not to exceed 50ml/50g per tablet/capsule), or small bottles of liquid up to 50ml Net quantity in any parcel not to exceed 1litre/1kg. Medicines must be securely closed and placed in a sealed polythene bag (for liquids) or a sift-proof container (for solids) Must be tightly packed in strong outer packaging and cushioned to prevent breakage Sender's name and address must be visible on the parcel, recorded from its source on 2026-08-30.
Prescription medicines and drugs sent for scientific or medical purposes Prescription medicines and drugs sent for scientific or medical purposes – non-toxic and non-flammable including asthma inhalers UK & International – allowed in the mail, see restrictions and packaging guidelines below: May only be sent by, or at the specific request of, a qualified medical practitioner, registered dental practitioner, veterinary surgeon, registered nurse or a recognised laboratory or institution Inner packaging can be blister packs of tablets or capsules of liquid (each pack not to exceed 50ml/50g per tablet/capsule), or small bottles of liquid up to 50ml Net quantity in any parcel not to exceed 1litre/1kg. Medicines must be securely closed and placed in a sealed polythene bag (for liquids) or a sift-proof container (for solids) Must be tightly packed in strong outer packaging and cushioned to prevent breakage Sender's name and address must be visible on the parcel
— postoffice.co.uk, retrieved 2026-08-30
- Item category
- Prescription medicines and drugs sent for scientific or medical purposes – non-toxic and non-flammable including asthma inhalers verified
- Carrier
- Royal Mail / Post Office our reading
- Restriction type
- restricted our reading
- Scope
- UK & International our reading
- Conditions
- May only be sent by, or at the specific request of, a qualified medical practitioner, registered dental practitioner, veterinary surgeon, registered nurse or a recognised laboratory or institution Inner packaging can be blister packs of tablets or capsules of liquid (each pack not to exceed 50ml/50g per tablet/capsule), or small bottles of liquid up to 50ml Net quantity in any parcel not to exceed 1litre/1kg. Medicines must be securely closed and placed in a sealed polythene bag (for liquids) or a sift-proof container (for solids) Must be tightly packed in strong outer packaging and cushioned to prevent breakage Sender's name and address must be visible on the parcel verified
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Source
- postoffice.co.ukhttps://www.postoffice.co.uk/mail/what-can-i-send