UNACCOMPANIED children carrying prescription or even OTC medication when travelling with Qantas are now required to have a letter from the child's doctor.
Under a new policy which came into effect yesterday, Qantas has updated the definition of medication as being "any medicine from a doctor or dentist (on prescription) and from a pharmacist or over-the counter".
This now includes Ventolin inhalers and adrenalin auto-injectors, Qantas advised.
The airline said the doctor's letter must be dated within two years of the date of travel, be written in English and confirm that the child is capable of identifying the need for the medication and self-administering it.
Unaccompanied minors are kids aged 12 or under travelling alone.
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