Cheapest hayfever remedies 2007

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A dispensary pack of cetirizine costs 95p for 30 tablets

Just ask your friendly pharmacist

GotEverything

moneysaving_pharmacist wrote: »

Hayfever IS a minor condition - you are not going to die from straightforward hayfever.

Interesting definition of minor in that case... taking medication intensively for going on 20% of the year, every year.

So a condition is minor because you can’t die from it? To take a different example, a headache is probably a minor condition and a brain tumour is probably a serious condition – so where does leave migraine, genuine migraine that is?

All those pills and potions that are sold in a pharmacy have unwanted side-effects. How many of them are safe in the hands of children? And as for not killing you, why was Triludan withdrawn? We will never know the full consequences about the long-term effects of taking that particular drug – heart problems in later life for children who took Triludan will never be linked to it.

As other posters have said, if you have hay fever you know what it’s like and it sure isn’t a minor condition. People would not put up with the side-effects of the drugs if were just minor.

misgrace

londoncityslicker wrote: »

There was a time not so long ago (3-4 years) when you could walk into Boots.
Go to the pharmacy and ask for a prescription pack of hayfever pills
ie 30 in a box and pay for them over the counter at a reduced price.
Think it was something like 3.50 then. (which was pretty good at the time)

They don't seem to do that anymore (well the pharmacists seem to have a puzzled look on their faces when you ask them)

But with 87p deals at the supermarkets I guess this is redundant.
Boots seem to be charging over the odds even with their 2for1 offers.

A.

I must admit I used to buy the name brand ones, and just by chance I saw sainsburys own brand at 98 pence, so I bought a packet to try them out and I was pleased with them, so have started buying them from sainsburys, and the odd time from wilkinson.

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Hi, I Recently Went To The States And Bought In Costco 300, Yes 300 Loratadine 10mg Which Is The Same Ingredient As Clarityn For $11 Which At Todays Rate Is Under £6. I Don't Know Whether They Do Them In Costco In The Uk. We Are So Ripped Off Here.

misgrace

Just popped into sainsburys today, and they are offers on at the moment.

There is still thier own make for 98pence, but if you buy one 7 day pack of of claryiton you get another free.
Also another popular one, not too sure if its Zirtec or piriton, but you get a £1 off per packet.


Can someone explain to me what the difference is in all the makes/

For example Zirtex has Centirzine, what does this do?, and Claryiton has Loratadine in it, and piriton has chorophenamine in it, so what do all these do?

If all these makes are for hayfever, why has some makes got different ingredients in them, and what is each ingredient for, as I am not sure if I am taking the right ones.

GotEverything

misgrace wrote: »

Just popped into sainsburys today, and they are offers on at the moment.

There is still thier own make for 98pence, but if you buy one 7 day pack of of claryiton you get another free.
Also another popular one, not too sure if its Zirtec or piriton, but you get a £1 off per packet.


Can someone explain to me what the difference is in all the makes/

For example Zirtex has Centirzine, what does this do?, and Claryiton has Loratadine in it, and piriton has chorophenamine in it, so what do all these do?

If all these makes are for hayfever, why has some makes got different ingredients in them, and what is each ingredient for, as I am not sure if I am taking the right ones.

You really should see a doctor, hopefully one sympathetic to allergy issues. All these drugs can have side-effects and they affect different people in different ways.

For example, loratadine for me is reasonably effective at lower pollen levels, but I have to take it with paracetemol as it gives me headaches. You also shouldn't double up on it during a day and I certainly don't think it's good to take for more than 7 days in a row. Piriton is useful at higher pollen levels but it wipes me out big time. Only you would know how it affects you.

But you should also look at non-drug solutions. Other posters have spoken about using local honey, garlic is also intriguing, whereas eliminating cow's milk products during the hay fever season has been positive for me. However a very interesting Radio4 programme this week questioned eliminiating items too readily:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/science/allergicreactions.shtml

The last couple of years I have been trying high dosage vitamin C as an anti-histamine booster. And last month I read of some inconclusive research about probiotics and allergy, but the theory made some sense, so I have been taking one of the non-yoghurt ones daily in the run-up to the season. Maybe it will help, maybe not, but I am trying to find out for myself.

So as for a particular drug or treatment being "the right one", it's up to you to decide what is sufficiently effective. I don't expect you to find the perfect solution. The main thing is to develop a mind-set to try not to let hay fever beat you.

Good luck.

Shipscat_2

Hi - Pack 30 Chlorphenamine Allergy Relief (Antihistamine) Tabs in Moss Pharmacy here in W.Cornwall = £1.85.
Hope Countrywide bargains to be had..! Cheers for all yr ideas & prices too

savingsara_2

GER8 wrote: »

i have suffered with hayfever for years but for the last two years i have used honey from a local bee keeper. one tea spoonful each morning, it works for me and other people that i have informed.it must be pure and not refined or filtered honey from supermarkets.

My OH has been doing the same thing and his hayfever is hardly noticeable now (he's a "very allergic bod" asthma, eczema the lot!)

Incidentally, I saw Galpharm non drowsy hay fever tablets in Netto today for 37p......I don't know how many days treatment that is though).

zipman23

Incidentally, I saw Galpharm non drowsy hay fever tablets in Netto today for 37p......I don't know how many days treatment that is though).

Are ya sure? The same ones in my local netto are 79p each for a pack of 7!! Am I being ripped off lol?

nemo183

Whilst applauding the limited scope of this thread, surely it's akin to re-arranging deck-chairs on the Titanic?

As we all slap each other on the back for finding ever cheaper sources of these remedies, once again https://www.moneysavingexpert.com has missed the far more serious issue.

Sudafed, Contac, Benylin, Lemsip etc all contain Pseudoephedrine. A bright "A" level student, given enough Pseudoephedrine, can create a small crystal meth lab in their own bedroom, and make serious money.

The UK Government are currently trying to put the above medications, and many others, on a "prescription only" basis to prevent this from happening - as it has in the USA.

But they ignore the fact that in the UK such products named above are priced way beyond the economic price required to produce crystal meth. But this isn't stopping them. So, should your chosen hayfever, allergy or cold remedy contain Pseudoephedrine, give it a few months and this thread will be redundant - you'll just have to pay the standard prescription charge.

By the way, as I write this, there is no effective subsitute for Pseudoephedrine.

So, moneysavingexpert, why don't we start to address the real issue?

Finally, just in case any readers are feeling sorry for those bright A level students, so rudely deprived of their income - don't fret, since they can legally purchase industrial amounts online.

PS If you don't know what Crytsal Meth is, follow this link:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methamphetamine