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Asthma inhaler without medical card

  • 23-06-2008 10:59pm
    #1
    jaffa20
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,565 ✭✭✭


    Hi,

    I'm just off the medical card and suffer from Asthma. The problem is that i normally had to go to the doctor just to get a prescription for an inhaler. It was ridiculous but at least it was free. Do i have to do this now though:confused::confused: It would cost a doctor's appointment and the cost of an inhaler (8euro!!). Is there any way i can get an inhaler without going to see a doctor as i see it as pointless and costly. Who can overdose on an inhaler anyway. It's ridiculous that it's on prescription.

    Thanks in advance


Comments

  • #2
    taram
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,226 ✭✭✭taram


    Could you maybe get a 6 months presciption sheet at a time? So at worst you pay for 2 visits a year plus inhaler per month? At the surgery I used to work in, you could get a standing prescription written up with 24 hours notice, then it was put into a pile for the doctor to sign in the morning so that people who needed minor things like inhalers, the Pill, aspirin etc. Then in the afternoon you could collect the script with no charge. Used to free up tons of time and save a lot of patients money.


  • #3
    AtomicHorror
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,888 ✭✭✭AtomicHorror


    Get a standing prescription and leave it with your chemists. As to the overdose... you can overdose on pretty much anything.


  • #4
    Firetrap
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,442 ✭✭✭Firetrap


    I'm asthmatic and my doctor gives me repeat prescriptions for the inhalers (preventer and reliever). My old doc back home set up a standing prescription for them and I got away with not visiting him for years. I did once find myself needing an inhaler and didn't have one on me - I explained the situation to the pharmacist and they sold one to me. Maybe the wheezing gave it away :rolleyes:


  • #5
    DrIndy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,461 ✭✭✭DrIndy


    pharmacists are allowed to make an emergency dispensation of medications if it is a long term category of drug and you have filled a repeat prescription there before to allow you time to get to your doctor - so they generally give a few days to a week of supply of meds.


  • #6
    SomeDose
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 252 ✭✭SomeDose


    I'm fairly certain the legislation regarding emergency supply of prescription meds is identical to that in the UK, in which case pretty much any drug (except controlled drugs) can be supplied regardless of whether or not the patient has filled a repeat prescription at the pharmacy. A max of 5 days supply is the usual practice.

    Nobody would be refused an inhaler, even though they are occasionally sought for less-than-legitimate purposes.


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