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Can ventolin be bought OTC in Italy?

  • 25-05-2023 9:05pm
    #1
    Cal04
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    My teenage daughter is in Italy on a school trip and her inhaler has run out. Can one be bought over the counter?



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  • #2
    TherapyBoy
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    They sell Salbutamol otc in Italian pharmacies for about €5, I think that’s their equivalent of Ventolin.

    If she can get to a chemist, explain the problem & speak to a pharmacist (they often open later hours than here) they’ll most likely suggest a good alternative inhaler if they don’t use Ventolin over there. Tell her to bring her empty inhaler with her.

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  • #3
    Hotblack Desiato
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    Salbutamol is the generic name for Ventolin. The dose per puff is probably the same but should be checked.

    Any asthmatic using a blue inhaler on a regular basis needs to talk to their doc about preventive treatment tbh.

    In Cavan there was a great fire / Judge McCarthy was sent to inquire / It would be a shame / If the nuns were to blame / So it had to be caused by a wire.



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