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Posted 15 August 2012
Asthma Inhalers 2x £7 instore @ Asda
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So from last week Asda have started to sell Blue/Reliever inhalers over the counter 2 for £7, considering usually I have to pay £8 for one and have the absolute hassle of getting the ultra helpful (sarcasm alert) receptionists to get me a prescription readied and get to the doctors before I finish work. This is a bit of a god send. I only ever need the reliever at rare moments often when drs are closed.
A great deal and about bloody time for all those with a chest as weak as England's penalty taking ability.
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A great deal and about bloody time for all those with a chest as weak as England's penalty taking ability.
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sorted byNo they are not, nothing is free. People who pay taxes pay for them for Welsh people and for Scottish people (including Welsh and Scottish tax payers of course)
Get yourself registered as a Drug Addict they get free scripts and a lot more besides. The medical profession would not be able to prove you are not an addict and a bonus is you will also get priority for social housing extra benefits plus your very own social worker and told your very naughty when you go to court for stealing and burglary
To be honest you need methadone to make Jeremy Kyle enjoyable, maybe if daytime TV was good none of this would be happening.
Give your head a wobble son, you're talking utter drivel.
Erm Why? they do have uses for none asthmatics.... but no... don't would be like asking if you should take painkillers when you don't have pain?
Weird weird Trolls....
Of course we can... We're one of the wealthiest countries on the planet... What I think you actually mean is, "I can't afford my luxuries if we keep letting people have free medical treatment"...
Just been and got some, only now you have to fight with the girl on the chemist counter for an appointment.
Asda didn't mention having to be nice to some grumpy old bat at the chemist counter to try and get a consultation before you can get an inhaler.
This was 11.00 am
Please can i have the ventulin inhalers that are two for £7.
Can you come back at 4.00 pm, "well no i can't i've driven 20 miles here to get an inhaler". ..well i'm a very , very important grumpy old bat and i have the power over whether you can have an inhaler or not.
"Ok then very important grumpy old bat, can i have an earlier appointment",
I will have a word with Jesus over there who does the consultations.
Jesus says "if you sit over there and pray for 20 minutes he will see you".
"Thanks very important grumpy old bat , i will say a prayer for you".
20 minutes later consultation with Jesus.
Have you taken ventilin before.......Yes
Do you take it more than 2 times every day .....no
Are you on beta blockers or have a heart condition ...no
Ok you can have some.
Thanks Jesus and very important Grumpy old bat.
Yep, ever since I started to regularly take my preventitive inhaler (seretide) I rarely use my blue one now
You could say that about any chronic conditions which has free prescriptions
Lets assume you're correct that people only get asthma because of things like that (including fumes from industry, cars etc) - In that case you're saying anyone who has any illness caused by anything to do with living in the modern world shouldn't be treated? That would rule out most illnesses/injuries you understand...
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Good for emergencies though, and yes they should be free. Insulin is.
errr sounds exactly like asthma to me!
People with Cystic Fibrosis (C.F.) have to pay for prescriptions too in England
Which i think is so unfair. Inhalers are 1 of many daily meds we have to take along with anything upto 30-40 tablets aday
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I'd hardly call it ridiculous, more realistic. As has been mentioned, these need to be paid for by someone - while you may be happy to pay a bit extra to fund it, most people are not (no matter what they say).
So where does your argument stand with all the methadone prescribed to the jobless, Jeremy Kyle watching junkies of the UK? It's the likes of me and anyone else on here with a job and paying their taxes
i think £7 for two is a fair price seeing that you get them abroad for €3/4 each - but i dont begrudge paying for my script thou the NHS needs every penny and by making a profit out of these helps the more needy then thats only fair
Asthma can be traced back nearly 3000 years, and the first treatment for Asthma was in 150 bc
I'd rather have Asthma than COPD, both are horrible things to have but COPD is a huge killer that is also not funded. Whereas if you're an alcoholic, you get given money to feed your habit and is classed as a disability!
People who make these decisions need lining and and shooting!
I'd ask my wife, but she talks out her @rse. (& she has that technique perfected)
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We are in a recession.. Time to ditch the Hummer and walk the 150m to the doctors
Spot on. My doctor gives me 2 per prescription without any trouble at all. If you dont ask - you dont get!
As you can imagine i was frustrated by this , It was a wasted journey and already had an asthma review booked at the drs , After much discussion/ argument i was allowed ONE for emergancy use at the cost of £3.50 . So if you are making a special journey just check you fall into their questionaire criteria ! Just a heads up !!
Craig
I don't mind paying for one off prescriptions but an illness that is going to be with me for the rest of my life then it should be free no matter where it is in the UK, this is for any illness that there is no cure, but have to take medication all the time.
The only thing that I would say is that people should not be able to buy these without a doctors prescription.
Its still hot from me.
You need to have had it prescribed for asthma or copd.
You must be using it no more than twice daily
You must not be on beta blockers not that u will as your asthmatic anyway and these drugs bring on an asthma attack.
You must not have been back within 8 weeks so its for 2 mths supply.
You need to tell your GP about this service.
You are not allergic to salbutamol.
You must be over 16 not pregnant or breastfeeding.
You will then be prescribed 2 Ventolin i repeat Ventolin inhalers which will be labelled correctly.
You then will be advised on how to use them even though u have used then for decades.
You pay just 7.00 and when you return in 8 weeks they will go thru this again with you.
Any questions?
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