Can over-the-counter meds like cortaid, analgesic cream, and cough drops be sent in army care pkgs to Iraq?

my son is serving in the us army and i am sending his first care package and no one seems to know the correct answer to this question...please help asapCan over-the-counter meds like cortaid, analgesic cream, and cough drops be sent in army care pkgs to Iraq?
Kelly Jo:





Yes! Definitely! You can send over the counter medications to military members serving in the middle east. I have done so in many packages to many service members. They must be in the original factory sealed contained. Just make sure you list it on the Customs Declaration, USPS form 2976A





They are instructed NOT to eat any food that is home make,. (that doesn't mean that some aren't ';bending'; that rule) I don't believe you as a mother would send your son anything that would harm him.





When you do send that package, tell your son my family and I said ';Thank You'; for his sacrifice and service to the country. We are able to sleep safe and sound at night, over here, because fine young men and women such as he are keeping watch over the country.Can over-the-counter meds like cortaid, analgesic cream, and cough drops be sent in army care pkgs to Iraq?
yes you can send them put them in a Ziploc bag. And foods don't send anything that melts or ruins. Send stuff like crackers, canned foods, powder drinks, cookies, candy and anything that the request. don't forget to include the personal items like sunscreen, eye drops, Durant, tooth paste, extra stuff Don't forget to include tablets, pens, and stamped envelops so they can write back.I know from many packages they need all the reminders of home. Take pictures of everyone in the family and send them that way the keep in formed of all changes. I sent letters ever day when my husband was over there for a year. I will say a special prayer for your family and if you need someone to talk look me up around here.
with regards to seperating food: well, it might be a good idea, if only to protect items if stuff leaks or goes bad. Choclatye, for instance, has atendancy to melt in transit, so you really don't want a chocolate coating on everything else in the box, although it might make the cough drops taste better...beverages can burst under the pressure, and who wants an iced tea soaked letter from home, right?