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Free Allergy Tablets

hey do you suffer from hayfever ?
well with summer arriving hot weather and pollen counts on the rise its vital to protect yourself

allergy tablets can be quite expsensive to buy from chemists or supermarkets so why not save money and visit your GP if you are on the NHS. Explain your symtoms and get your doctor to provide you with some, or something simular. This way you can save that extra few pounds & treat yourself to a chocolate bar, magazine prehaps or anything that takes your fancy.

YAY!
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i hope you'll find this tip usefull
Rock Hard Kick A$$ that's my motto
no bird can soar too high - William Blake

Comments

  • SABJ
    SABJ Posts: 467 Forumite
    if u have to pay for prescriptions they wouldnt be free would they ? ? i buy alot and if theres a way to get them free i would love it but when i had them on prescription i still had to pay should i not of ? ?
    :T I love MSE ! :j
  • if u have to pay for prescriptions they wouldnt be free would they ? ? i buy alot and if theres a way to get them free i would love it but when i had them on prescription i still had to pay should i not of ? ?

    well no if you are on the NHS ask your doctor for cetirizine hydrochloride tablets these should be free. If they give you tablets such as piriton or those type of branded products, you proberbly will have to pay even if they are on persccription. cetirizine hydrochloride will do the job just as well .
    Rock Hard Kick A$$ that's my motto
    no bird can soar too high - William Blake
  • mrs_angry
    mrs_angry Posts: 608 Forumite
    CandyQu33n wrote: »
    well no if you are on the NHS ask your doctor for cetirizine hydrochloride tablets these should be free. If they give you tablets such as piriton or those type of branded products, you proberbly will have to pay even if they are on persccription. cetirizine hydrochloride will do the job just as well .

    but even if you are on the nhs and your doctor prescribes for you, if you pay for scripts you will have to pay, dont see how you get around that:D
  • CandyQu33n wrote: »
    hey do you suffer from hayfever ?
    well with summer arriving hot weather and pollen counts on the rise its vital to protect yourself

    allergy tablets can be quite expsensive to buy from chemists or supermarkets so why not save money and visit your GP if you are on the NHS. Explain your symtoms and get your doctor to provide you with some, or something simular. This way you can save that extra few pounds & treat yourself to a chocolate bar, magazine prehaps or anything that takes your fancy.

    YAY!
    :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T

    i hope you'll find this tip usefull

    this post may have been more suitable to the wales money saving thread :rotfl:

    however, for those in England in particular to save on prescription costs you might want to think about a PrePayment Certificate (PPC) - you pay one fee like either for 3 or 12 months and then you dont have to pay each time. Although surely the cheapest way still is to use the online chemist sites Martin recommends in his article.
  • lindens
    lindens Posts: 2,870 Forumite
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    Maybe the Op is in Wales - our prescriptions are free:j

    Scotland also I think
    You're not your * could have not of * Debt not dept *
  • lindens wrote: »
    Scotland also I think

    Not completely yet
  • lisyloo
    lisyloo Posts: 30,077 Forumite
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    Prescriptions are £7.10 for some of us.

    Ceterizine tables here are 58p for 30
    http://www.chemist-4-u.com/product.php?productid=16430&cat=318&page=1

    You do have to pay for packaging so it's better to buy a number of things at once that you might need.
    If you have hayfever you are likely to need 3 months worth and doctors will often only presribe 30.

    I have no connection to this site, but have got plenty of bargains there.

    They have a section "cheaper than prescription" BTW.
  • SABJ
    SABJ Posts: 467 Forumite
    i buy mine from morrisons 99p they work ok i have to pay for prescptions so i dont think id get them free my doc never scibes branded stuff anyway he always goes for the unbranded stuff unless you ask for the branded but with me having to pay for them its usually cheeper to buy over the counter good luck to all who try tho :)
    :T I love MSE ! :j
  • You can only get these free from your GP if you have a NHS Exemption Card. I get mine free, and I got my exemption card when I started receiving Working Tax and Child Tax Credits!
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