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by ajhit406 3966 days ago
Would it be possible to purchase a CPAP overseas when traveling and bring it back into the US? Are there laws against that if it is for personal use?
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It's a class II medical device, so federally in the US, you need a prescription.

That issue aside, they're readily available used on craigslist, and you can buy "kits" online to replace the parts that wear or touch "gross parts" of the prior user, so if you don't care about the prescription issue, CL is probably better than traveling overseas to get one.

That's strange, I was under the assumption it'd be easier for me to buy a (n)CPAP machinein the US than in Europe (CPAP user).
That's only true for firearms.