PHARMACISTS may need to visit their local travel agents to pass on some helpful tips to clients booking trips overseas, after a NSW-man was detained for five days by authorities in Bali, over a prescription medicine he was carrying.
Former Royal Australian Air Force veteran, Michael Petersen, was visiting the Aussie holiday Mecca with his wife to celebrate her birthday.
However, the trip got off to a bad start when authorities discovered he had 87 dexamfetamine sulfate pills in his possession, and took him into custody.
Petersen was prescribed the treatment for a long-term neuromuscular condition, but did not have a medical certificate with him.
On his release Petersen thanked his doctor and pharmacist for providing the information required to liberate him from the local constabulary's cells.
Petersen has urged tourists heading to Bali to go to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade's Smart Traveller website for advice about taking medicines overseas.
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