Add asthma to the NHS prescription exemption list
Add asthma to the NHS prescription exemption list and review the list, which has not been properly updated for nearly 60 years, so people with asthma can receive free prescriptions for essential inhalers.
Signatures
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Government response threshold (10,000) · 7/10,000
Debate threshold (100,000) · 7/100,000
- 27 APR 2026Petition rejectedduplicate
You may wish to sign the following petition, which calls for similar action: Make Medicine Prescriptions Free for Asthma Pump Users https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/753986
- 09 APR 2026Petition created
Background
Asthma is a long-term condition requiring ongoing treatment. The exemption list has not been properly updated since 1968. Some conditions such as diabetes qualify for free prescriptions, but asthma does not. It is unfair people must pay for inhalers needed to breathe.