Pack enough medication for the whole trip, keep it within its storage limits, bring everything you need to inject, and keep your usual dosing day where you can. Always follow the storage and dosing instructions that came with your medication.
1. Pack enough medication for your trip
Figure out how many doses you’ll need while you’re away. If possible, pack enough medication for your full trip, plus extra in case your plans change.
If a refill is due while you’re away, contact your pharmacy about your delivery or pickup options. Pharmacies ship refrigerated medication only to a residential or business address where someone can receive it, not to a PO box or UPS Access Point. If you need to change where or how you receive your medication, message the Support team from your Dashboard.
2. Store your medication safely
Each medication has its own storage limits, and they differ. Always follow the storage instructions that came with your specific medication. The full rules are in “How do I store my weight loss medication?” and “How do I store my cholesterol medication?” in this help center.
Whichever medication you take, keep it in its original carton, or the original bottle for Wegovy tablets. The limits for travel are:
Wegovy pen: Store the Wegovy single-dose pen in the refrigerator at 36°F to 46°F (2°C to 8°C). Don’t freeze Wegovy, and don’t use it if it has been frozen. If you need to, before removing the pen cap, you can keep the pen at 46°F to 86°F (8°C to 30°C) in the original carton for up to 28 days. Throw the pen away if it has been frozen, has been exposed to light or to temperatures above 86°F (30°C), has been out of the refrigerator for 28 days or longer, or after use.
Wegovy tablets: Store Wegovy tablets at room temperature, 68°F to 77°F (20°C to 25°C). Keep the tablets in the original closed Wegovy bottle until you’re ready to take one. Don’t store them in any other container. Store them in a dry place, away from moisture. They don’t need a refrigerator.
Zepbound KwikPen: Don’t freeze Zepbound, and don’t use it if it has been frozen. Protect Zepbound from heat and light. Store an unused KwikPen in the refrigerator at 36°F to 46°F (2°C to 8°C). If an unused KwikPen is kept at room temperature, up to 86°F (30°C), throw it away after 30 days. Store the in-use KwikPen in the original carton, either in the refrigerator at 36°F to 46°F (2°C to 8°C) or at room temperature up to 86°F (30°C). Throw the pen away after a total of 30 days at room temperature, 30 days after first use, or after taking 4 weekly doses, even if it still has medicine in it. Don’t store the KwikPen with a needle attached. This prevents leaking, a blocked needle, and air getting into the pen. Put the pen cap back on after each injection, and don’t store the pen without it.
Zepbound vial: Don’t freeze Zepbound, and don’t use it if it has been frozen. Protect Zepbound from heat and light. Store all unopened vials in the refrigerator at 36°F to 46°F (2°C to 8°C). If you need to, you can keep an unopened vial at room temperature, up to 86°F (30°C), for up to a total of 21 days. Throw the vial away after a total of 21 days at room temperature. Once a vial has been kept at room temperature, don’t put it back in the refrigerator. Throw it away if you haven’t used it within 21 days of taking it out of the refrigerator.
Repatha SureClick autoinjector: Keep the autoinjector carton in the refrigerator between 36°F and 46°F (2°C to 8°C) until you’re ready to use it. If needed, for example when you’re traveling, Repatha can be kept at room temperature between 68°F and 77°F (20°C to 25°C) in the original carton for up to 30 days. Write down the date you took it out of the refrigerator and use it within 30 days. Throw away Repatha that has been stored at room temperature for more than 30 days. Do not freeze Repatha. Don’t use an autoinjector that has been frozen. Do not shake Repatha at any time. Do not store the autoinjector in extreme heat or cold. For example, avoid storing it in your vehicle’s glove box or trunk. If your device looks different from the one described here, follow the instructions for use in its carton, and message your clinician if you’re unsure.
3. Bring your injection supplies
If your medication is an injection, pack everything your instructions for use list for an injection, such as alcohol swabs, gauze or cotton balls, and a sharps disposal container. For the Zepbound KwikPen and vial, use a new needle for every injection, so pack enough:
Zepbound KwikPen: a new pen needle for each injection (pen needles aren’t included with the pen).
Zepbound vial: a new syringe and needle for each injection, of the type your clinician recommended (they aren’t included with the vial).
When you travel, carry a small, travel-size sharps disposal container in case other options aren’t available. FDA-cleared containers come in smaller travel sizes.
4. Stay on your usual schedule
If you take a weekly injection (Wegovy or Zepbound), use it 1 time each week, at any time of the day, with or without food. Keep to the same day each week where you can.
If your trip means you need to change your weekly day:
Wegovy pen: You can change the day of the week you inject, as long as your last dose of Wegovy was given 2 or more days before.
Zepbound: You can change the day of the week you use Zepbound, as long as the time between the 2 doses is at least 3 days (72 hours). Don’t take 2 doses of Zepbound within 3 days (72 hours) of each other.
If you miss doses of Wegovy for 2 or more consecutive weeks, message your clinician through the chat on your Dashboard to talk about how to restart your treatment. If you take Zepbound and you have missed more than 1 dose, message your clinician through the chat on your Dashboard. Reply to the most recent message about your prescription.
If you take Wegovy tablets, keep to the same routine: take 1 Wegovy tablet once a day, when you wake up in the morning, on an empty stomach, with water (no more than 4 ounces). Then wait at least 30 minutes before you eat, drink or take other oral medicines. Don’t take more than 1 tablet each day.
If you take Repatha and you’re not sure how to fit your dose around your trip, message your clinician through the chat on your Dashboard before you travel.
If you miss a dose, follow the missed-dose guidance for your specific medication: see “What should I do if I miss a dose of my weight loss medication?” or “What should I do if I miss a dose of my cholesterol medication?” in this help center.
5. Traveling by plane
TSA allows medication, syringes, and ice packs in both carry-on and checked bags. Wherever you pack your medication, the storage limits in section 2 still apply, including the rules on freezing and heat.
Everything you bring is screened. You may bring medically necessary liquids and medications in amounts over 3.4 ounces (100 milliliters) in your carry-on bag. Before screening begins, tell the TSA officer that you have medically necessary liquids or medications, take them out of your carry-on bag, and place them in a bin or bowl separate from your other property, along with accessories such as freezer packs and syringes. You must declare them to the TSA officer for inspection. TSA recommends, but doesn’t require, that your medication be clearly labeled.
Unused syringes are allowed when they’re with your injectable medication; declare them at the checkpoint. Used syringes are allowed when they’re in a sharps disposal container or a similar hard-surface container.
Ice packs, freezer packs, and gel packs that keep medically necessary items cool may be presented at the checkpoint frozen, partially frozen, or melted. Medically necessary gel ice packs in reasonable quantities are allowed whatever their state, for example melted or slushy, but tell the TSA officer at the checkpoint so they can be inspected. The final decision on whether an item is allowed through the checkpoint rests with the TSA officer.
If you’d like help through security screening, you can ask for a TSA Passenger Support Specialist by calling TSA Cares at (855) 787-2227 at least 72 hours before your departure.
Who to contact
For anything about how you feel on your medication, a missed dose, or fitting your doses around your trip, message your clinician through the chat on your Dashboard. Reply to the most recent message about your prescription.
For delivery or pickup while you’re away, a damaged or lost supply, or a replacement, contact your pharmacy; if a replacement needs a new prescription, message your clinician. To change where or how you receive your medication, message the Support team from your Dashboard.
In an emergency, call 911. If you’re having thoughts of harming yourself, call or text 988.
Sources
This article follows the manufacturers’ storage and dosing instructions for Wegovy, Zepbound, and Repatha, and the TSA’s and FDA’s pages on traveling with medication. If you’d like to read them yourself:
Wegovy Medication Guide, Novo Nordisk, on DailyMed (the FDA’s label library), revised June 2026
Zepbound Medication Guide, Eli Lilly and Company, revised August 2026
Repatha Patient Information, Amgen, revised October 2026
TSA: Disabilities and Medical Conditions, Transportation Security Administration
FDA: Best Way to Get Rid of Used Needles and Other Sharps, FDA, updated August 2023
GenMeds checked this article against these documents on October 27, 2026. Your pharmacy’s package insert is always the final word for the medication you were dispensed.