United States · Prescription medication
Metamizole / dipyrone (Optalgin / Novalgin) on a flight to the United States
What is written here comes from the official source we verified, with the quote and the date it was checked. What has not been verified says so.
This record was researched for a trip departing from Israel. Flying from somewhere else? Mention it in the initial eligibility check — parts of the answer may differ.
This page in Hebrew: עברית
There is a route to this destination — and we go through it with you.
We explain the options, settle with you which one fits, prepare the documents and check them. We file on your behalf where that is possible; whatever only you can do, you receive ready in hand.
The bottom line
- How much you may take
- Not yet verified
- Which documents
- One document listed — its name is recorded in Hebrew only
- When to start
- Not yet verified · our accompaniment: 21–30 business days
What is required to enter the United States
- Permitted quantity
- Not yet verified
- Approving body
- Recorded in Hebrew only
- Translation
- Not yet verified
- Notary
- Not yet verified
- Advance time required
- Not yet verified
- Filing by someone else
- Not yet verified
- What is required of you
- You hand us the documents you already have, and nothing more
The documents this record lists
One document is listed; its name is recorded in Hebrew.
In this record, the approving body and the document name are written in Hebrew. We do not machine-translate our records — the full text is on the Hebrew version of this page.
Where people actually come unstuck
Every line here is a failure documented in this record — not a scenario we made up.
4 documented failure points are recorded for this destination and medication in Hebrew. We do not machine-translate our records — the full text is on the Hebrew version of this page.
How to prepare properly
You fly with your own medication from home, with a document file ready to present at the border.
- You upload the documentsThe licence and prescription you already have, through a secure link.
- We put the file togetherTranslating and arranging it in the format presented at the border.
- The file reaches youPrinted and scanned, with an explanation of what to take out and when.
Frequently asked questions
How much metamizole may I take to the United States?
Which documents are needed?
Do I need a notarised translation?
How long before the flight should I start?
Can someone else handle this for me?
Want to go through this together?
We explain the options, settle with you which one fits, prepare the documents and check them. We file on your behalf where that is possible; whatever only you can do, you receive ready in hand.
An initial eligibility check at no cost. We go over your case, tell you which routes exist for this destination, what each of them requires of you and how long it takes — and you decide whether to continue.
The sources
Every claim on this page rests on one of these. The quote is verbatim, in the language of the source.
The following drug products were withdrawn or removed from the market because such drug products or components of such drug products have been found to be unsafe or not effective.https://www.ecfr.gov/api/renderer/v1/content/enhanced/current/title-21?part=216§ion=216.24
Dipyrone: All drug products containing dipyrone.https://www.ecfr.gov/api/renderer/v1/content/enhanced/current/title-21?part=216§ion=216.24
Dipyrone, formerly marketed as Dimethone tablets and injection, Protemp oral liquid, and other drug products, was associated with potentially fatal agranulocytosis.https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1998-10-08/html/98-26923.htm
Approvals of the NDA's for dipyrone drug products were withdrawn on June 27, 1977https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1998-10-08/html/98-26923.htm
Note: Only medications that can be legally prescribed in the United States may be imported for personal use.https://www.help.cbp.gov/s/article/Article-1444?language=en_US
While these drugs or devices may be legal somewhere else, if the FDA has not approved them for use in the United States, they may not legally enter the country and will be confiscated, even if they are prescribed by a foreign physician.https://www.help.cbp.gov/s/article/Article-1444?language=en_US
For non-U.S. citizens temporarily visiting the United States, you may be allowed to travel with your own medications. In general, you should have with you a valid prescription or doctor’s note—written in English—to bring medication to the United States.https://www.help.cbp.gov/s/article/Article-1444?language=en_US
The FDA will allow foreign nationals to bring or ship a 90-day supply of drug products. If the foreign national is staying longer than 90 days, they may have additional medication sent to them.https://www.fda.gov/industry/import-basics/personal-importation
Product appears to present a serious risk to health.https://www.fda.gov/industry/import-basics/personal-importation
Last updated: — the date the source was verified, not a publication date.