l wrote to the Indonesian consulate 2 days ago and received there reply today about bringing medication into Bali. My wife has a back injury and is on daily pain killers. We have been to Bali 37 times and only ever took a doctors note and kept all medicines in original packaging and have not had a problem. Once she was asked about the amount she had when leaving Bali at last customs check just before boarding. She started to tell the officer that she had a doctors note but was miss understood by him who thought she said she was a doctor and that was ok, she done up bag said nothing and boardered plane. When last in Bali the wife went to a accupunturist for relief and while there he asked what medication she was on . He was amazed we had never been picked up as a lot of pain killers are banned in Bali even with a note and prescription and as he put it a Australian doctors note in Bali means nothing. The letter we received back today said
Thank you for contacting us.
You need to have all the medicines acknowledged first by Indonesian Consulate General beforehand.
You need to bring:
1. The passport
2. Letter from the doctor and prescription
3. Flight ticket or itinerary
4. Fill the form
5. The fee is AUD 25.00
6. Medicines in original package
The process will take one day service
Regards,
Mail Administrator
Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia
134 Adelaide Terrace
East Perth WA 6004
Ph.92215858
Fx.92215688
For the sake of $25 and a trip to Perth we will be doing this , worth thinking about because the alternative is not good