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How much medication can you bring through airport customs when flying from Hurghada, Egypt?

Based on 2 discussions with 2 participants · Last activity: 16 days ago

TL;DR

No official per-person limit was confirmed by travelers, but in practice checked luggage with medication passes without issue — one traveler flew out on July 18 with a pack of pharmacy items and wasn't questioned.

What the community said

Another traveler reported that some of their bags were opened and inspected at customs, but no questions were raised about medication — the pills were distributed in small amounts across several different bags.

18 days ago

On a July 18 departure, medication was packed in checked luggage (not carry-on) and passed baggage screening without any questions from customs.

24 days ago July 18 departure from Hurghada

As a precaution, consider consolidating packaging — e.g., combining the contents of three separate boxes into two — to make checked luggage look less conspicuous during screening.

24 days ago

No confirmed official limit on the quantity of medication per person was cited by travelers — the exact allowance remains unclear based on chat discussion.

27 days ago