Petition · past parliament · Department of Health and Social Care

Make asthma prescriptions free for those in need.

Closed 192 signatures

What the petition asks

Asthma sprays are a lifesaving drug, and far too often I have been forced into a position where cost of them is a struggle to pay for on a monthly basis.
Please make them free for those in need and who are taking regular check-ins with their Asthma nurse and genuinely need them monthly.
The cost of Asthma sprays, even with the NHS pre paid prescription card is very costly for a drug in which our lives can be dependant on. With UK poverty so high and people using food banks, it is so difficult for people to afford life saving drugs as well.

Timeline

25 Mar 2020 Petition opened for signatures
25 Sep 2020 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 192
Status Closed
Department Department of Health and Social Care
Opened 25 Mar 2020
Closed 25 Sep 2020

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