Travelling with meds - Letter from doctor?

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Hi all,

I'll be travelling to Australia next week and was advised by my mother

to get a letter from my doctor listing all the meds I need for

importation reasons. I have never heard of such a thing and can't find

much info on the Australian Consolate site.

My doctor is Italian as I'm in Italy and I'm assuming the letter needs

to be written in English.

Has anyone ever needed such a letter? Does anyone have a sample letter

I can copy? I have no idea what information is needed or where to

start....

Thanks in anticipation,

a