Petition · past parliament · Department of Health and Social Care
Free prescriptions for all asthma sufferers
Closed
123 signatures
What the petition asks
Asthma sufferers rely on inhalers to be able to live and yet they are having to pay for their prescriptions. Asthma is an ongoing health condition like epilepsy and diabetes, some of whom get their prescriptions free so why don’t asthmatics get them free?
There are a lot of asthmatic people who are not able to afford their inhalers meaning they go without them and may end up becoming very ill and possibly dying.
People who have asthma are also prone to getting chest infections as well as pneumonia which means they also have to pay for antibiotics on top of their inhalers so that they can stay alive.
People who have asthma are also prone to getting chest infections as well as pneumonia which means they also have to pay for antibiotics on top of their inhalers so that they can stay alive.
Timeline
| 4 Feb 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 4 Aug 2021 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
123
Status
Closed
Department
Department of Health and Social Care
Opened
4 Feb 2021
Closed
4 Aug 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.