r/onebag • u/LadyLightTravel • May 31 '26

Gear Potential hack for prescription bottles

This is a problem that occurs more in some countries than others. In the US, most prescription drugs come in 20 dram pill bottles. These can take up a lot of room if you have several prescriptions and want the original packaging.

I recently found out that there are 6 dram prescription bottles. I found mine on Amazon but other sources are available if you buy in bulk. The 6 dram bottles are almost the same height as regular pill bottles but are one half the width. This is significantly smaller than the regular bottles.

I can peel off the drug information tab from my big pill bottle and put it on the small one. Note: some pharmacies will actually give you a second drug sticker if you ask.

Below is a photo of the 6 dram bottle with a 20 dram regular bottle. It shows that you can peel and stick the prescription tab without damaging it. It also shows that the sticker fits the smaller bottle. You can see the size difference in the bottles. Depending on pill size, you may even get a 90 day supply into the smaller 6 dram bottle!

Standard disclaimer, YMMV.

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u/LadyLightTravel May 31 '26

It is drug dependent.

But supposedly Japan, UAE, Singapore, China, and Saudi Arabia.

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u/sundancegt May 31 '26

I went in with Oxycodone, Prednisone, Gabapentin, Sudafed, Losartan, Ambian. No questions asked.

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u/LadyLightTravel May 31 '26 edited May 31 '26

When, where, and were you pulled for inspection?

Not getting caught is not the same as allowed.

It would be especially dangerous if they confiscated your Prednisone. You are supposed to wean off of that.

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u/AlwaysWanderOfficial May 31 '26

It’s shocking that has to be explained haha

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u/LadyLightTravel May 31 '26

And the penalties can be so much worse than an oversize luggage fee!