Petition · past parliament
Revisit Making inhalers Free for Asthma and COPD Sufferers
Rejected
18 signatures
What the petition asks
Myself and many of my friends suffer with asthma. Asthma is a life changing condition if you don't manage it properly. For me, it stops me laughing, running and general hard exercise due to coughing and wheezing when I do these things. Inhalers are expensive and they don't last long.
The current charge per prescription item is £8 and set to raise at any time. For a full set of Inhalers, that's two preventative and one steroid inhaler, it can be up to £24, the months us sufferers have an attack or catch flu/pneumonia you have to add steroid and antibiotic costs to this aswell. The winter months especially can see some sufferers spending upto 50 pounds just to survive comfortably with this condition. I urge everyone to sign and help us.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 23 Nov 2017 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 30 Nov 2017 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
18
Status
Rejected
Rejected
30 Nov 2017
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.