Petition · past parliament

Asthma medication to be free to everyone on the NHS.

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

I was diagnosed with asthma at the age of 7. My inhalers were free due to my age however as soon as I turned 18 I had to pay for them. I am now 27 and continue to still buy inhalers. My asthma is pretty controlled however not everyone's is.
Asthma is a condition that no sufferer has control over developing. It can stay controlled by inhalers. Without inhalers control is lost and putting any asthma sufferer in danger of having an asthma attack.

Yet the medication used to prevent these attacks we have to pay for.

There are numerous proceedures/medication free on the NHS and not all are for life or death situations.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Timeline

8 May 2018 Petition opened for signatures
14 May 2018 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10
Status Rejected
Rejected 14 May 2018

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.