Cheapest Hayfever Medications 2009 article discussion: report deals here

jenni1979

you can get an additional 7.5% discount on Chemist direct using the code 'summer1' until 11 May 2009.

Jon_B_2

For those of you where nothing works at the moment but for Benadryl whose active ingredient is Acrivastine and thus there are no cheaper unbranded alternatives, this site are doing packs of 12 for £3.06, however I have never used them before.

As I am a new user I can't post links however the website was healthinajiffy.co.uk

kimmyd_2

Hello, I used Chemist Direct last year and had no problems. However, I placed an order on 16th April and the order has not arrived. The money was debited from my card on the same day. I enquired a week later and received an e-mail apologising for the delay. However, still no goods received. Since then I have sent a further e-mail (no response) and tried to initiate an online chat with the company but all their advisers were 'busy'. I am therefore contacting the card company today to inform them that money has been taken from the card without delivering the goods. Beware! The website is still trading as of 7th May 2009 .........

fairweatherbiker

Lidl are selling both loratadine tablets and cetirizine hydrochloride hayfever relief tablets in packs of 7 tablets branded Galpharm - I paid for 49p per pack. Perhaps not as cheap as online but still great value :j

jessica.rabbit_4

Piriton 30s usually £2.54 in Asda however they currently have packs of 60 for £3

Burlesque_Babe

My hayfever tablets haven't been sent to me, although the sudafed I added onto the order have arrived today. I've emailed to ask where the hayfever tablets are so hopefully they will eventually come, otherwise i'll be very unhappy to have paid recorded delivery postage for 2 boxes of sudafed!

I was also interested in another product which was wrongly priced and it took nearly 15 minutes for someone to pop up onto the live chat, they weren't really interested and just said the higher price was correct, even though it was a lower price on other parts of the website.

Megalomaniac

Just wanted to point out that as chemist direct is cheap for most allergy pills, it also seems to be very cheap for Benadryl (acrivistine) which is the only one for me which really depresses many of the symptoms. A 24 pack is £6.04 and don't forget the 7.5% discount code already mentioned on this thread. The only down side is you can't buy more than one pack.

Oh and I can highly recommend Opticrom for those with itchy eyes which swell up when rubbed... it's a godsend. I haven't tried the generic version but I am sure that is just as good (I didn't know there was a generic version).

I haven't tried other allergy pills for several years now and as they are so cheap on chemist direct, have bought up the generic version of each of the medications in the hope that one will work for me now, as the Benadryl rapdily burns a hole in your pocket!!

KevtheRev'd

I was getting worried with all the scare stories about slow service but am posting to say that in spite of adding an electrical item to reach the free P&P sum and ordering enough hayfever meds for the family for the year and great tubs of aqueous cream after a little delay due to them checking on an alternative colour for the electrical, the goods all arrived and are fine.

ThinkingOfLinking

I just got some in Asda yesterday which are already helping (my hayfever is 24/7 in all environments, but worse in parks, etc). I took up the offer of 2 for £1 on the 7-day supply of Galpharm Non-Drowsy tablets.

lilibeth

There is a five page thread of complaints on Chemist Direct. Why is Martin still promoting them? Is it a paid placement thing?

Yes they are cheap, but at what cost. I have finally decided to join the other moneysavers and boycott them.

A years supply of antihistamines isn't so cheap when the use by dates are so short you have to chuck them before the year is out.

Constant lies about delivery daily phone calls and sending the wrong drugs. People not getting refunds! Trading Standards getting involved.
Use them at your peril.
And their delivery 90% thing is a work of fiction according to the experiences of everyone on the other thread.