do I need prescription to send with medications if I brought asthma medication for personal use from outside UK?

[miriALsumayra]

I talked with someone outside UK to bring me medication for my asthma, do I need prescription when medication entering UK? now my asthma no flare up, I only feel some pain and tightness just when walking long distances, I am on clenil, I talked with my friend outside uk to send to me injections that I used to take years before, I hope it will cure my asthma permanently, then I want to avoid triggers at any cost.

[twinkly29]

Asthma can't be cured. If it's under control then most of the time you don't get symptoms, but there is no cure.

You sound like you're pretty well controlled on Clenil which is great. If something triggers it then use your ventolin inhaler. If things don't stay settled, contact your GP who will give you steroid tablets.

Getting medication from elsewhere, especially medication that is not licensed in this country, is dangerous and probably illegal.

[Naomi_ALUK Partner Asthma Nurse in reply to twinkly29]

Hi there. It sounds as though your asthma is flaring up, as if your asthma is under control you should not need to use your reliever inhaler more than 3 times a week. Please call your GP for a review of your preventer inhaler as soon as possible. If your reliever inhaler is not lasting 3-4 hours at a time, please call your GP today as you may well need a short course of oral steroids to stamp out the inflammation that is causing your symptoms. Asthma is a long-term condition, but for most people, it shouldn't get in the way of enjoying life. Here's what you can do to manage your asthma: asthma.org.uk/WAManageAsthm...

It is not safe or legal to use prescription-only medications that have not been prescribed for you by your own doctor.

[miriALsumayra in reply to Naomi_ALUK]

I took betamethasone diprobionate injection to treat my asthma in another country why do they prevent me to import it for me? my doctor in another country was prescribe it for me, the medication not found her in UK

[Hidden in reply to miriALsumayra]

Hi, it is listed as a medication used by the NHS in injection form.

However that doesn’t mean you will automatically qualify for the treatment. Speak with your GP here. If it cannot be offered as part of NHS treatment for you, maybe ask for a private prescription.

Normally there is higher cost and doctors administrative fees for privately requested medication.

Good luck

[Hidden in reply to Hidden]

Btw your GP here will only agree to a private prescription if they believe it is necessary as part of your treatment and safe for you to use.

[miriALsumayra]

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bethamethasone injection

[Poobah in reply to miriALsumayra]

This is only used for severe asthma attacks rather than day to day maintenance of asthma due to the side effects in taking systemic steroids. Here is an article on the uses and side effects of taking high dose systemic Betamethasone (Betnesol). netdoctor.co.uk/medicines/a... If you don't register the use of this medicine via your GP then there will be no indication that you're taking it and if, for any reason, you require emergency treatment at hospital then your treatment may be unsafe as the doctors will be unaware of high levels of systemic steroid in your system.

[Logo132]

Please don’t do this. Steroids are dangerous drugs and you mustn’t mess about with them. I have personal experience of this. I sufffered a condition called Topical Steroid Withdrawal from overuse of steroids. Please google images to see how bad it is. Also you can get HOA axis suppression and adrenal problems from overuse of steroids. Injections are a lot stronger than inhalers. This treatment could literally kill you rather than curing your asthma.

[miriALsumayra]

hi Logo132, many thanks for your advice, actually I was taking only 2ml IM betamethasone diprobionate in my country, and it treat my severe asthma forever unless I experience asthma triggers, its a small quantity isn't? last time I treated sever asthma before five years and I forget I have asthma years, I came to UK and I been literally deceived by the house and location despite I live about one year in different area in UK and never felt asthma, I told GP this medication is good for me at the beginning, and they said we don't give such medication, I am taking inhaler now about 10 months and they didn't help my asthma, I don't know why? I also went private hospital in Manchester and they gave me betamethasone prescription 5 ampoule and I take 2 ampoule and nothing change in my asthma, then I start searching and I recognised this betamethasone has different ingredients which different from that in my country, I didn't take other 3 ampoule I kept them in fridge because it don't contain betamethasone diprobionate, they just contain betamethasone sodium phosphate, in my country they give betamethasone diprobionate injection routinely in hospitals for children and adults have asthma or fever.