Asthma

Hi all I have a 5 year old and he been on inhalers from 8 months old, I used to get 2 for nursery, when he started school they gave me 2 for school and 2 for kids club as their policy he needs 2 on site at all times, the ones in kids club are out of date, went to doctors to get 2 more and they are refusing me them, kids club wrote me a letter to send to doctors saying he needs 2 and they are still refusing me, I have been back and forth 3 or 4 arguing with them that he needs 2 but still refusing, what can I do

[Motorman]

GPs are under pressure to keep prescriptions to the minimum required medically. I get one a month. It depends on the dose prescribed to some extent. I carry my inhalers from place to place in my man bag. I rarely have one go out of date. Having said that I can ask for an extra if I need it and it wil be prescribed. MM

[Hidden in reply to Motorman]

If my child needs 2 at school and 2 at kids club then they should prescribe them

[Patk1 in reply to Hidden]

Rather than 2 at ea,just take q at ea but with spare blue case from old one as they can block

[Homely2 Administrator]

You need to know how to phrase the request, ring the asthma UK helpline, on 0300 2225800, ask them for advice.

[Pipsqueak77]

Hi

Why don’t you buy them privately? They are not very expensive and if they went out of date are obviously not being used that often to have to keep replacing them.

Saves all the hassle I reckon? 🤷‍♂️

Good Luck 👍

[peege]

Swap one of the out of date ones so each venue has a good one to use and one marked dont use or a red cross on it. I'd also check how long out of date ones can actually be used. Some medicines last longer than their use by date. I suppose it's the cost, they are quite expensive. Perhaps your prescriber will relent if you absolutely promise to best rotate them in future?