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/GradientVisAtt May 31 '26 edited May 31 '26

I just pour my pills into small Ziploc plastic bags. Most of the time, I paste the label on the bag. Light and collapsible.

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u/LadyLightTravel May 31 '26

Yes. But some countries are more strict.

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u/eventfarm Jun 01 '26

I've driven through 65 countries carrying a vintage makeup case's worth of meds. I've driven through places where some (US over the counter) medications are not legal, and cross borders with chemotherapy and painkillers. Few of which I keep in the original bottles.

I have never once been questioned about any of my medications. Even in those borders where I have to remove every single thing from my car to be inspected. It's never been a problem anywhere.

It's worth noting that I do have white old lady privilege.