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[NoMercy]

Hello my darling :-)

I have been having trouble breathing for a few weeks (bilateral wheeze with reduced air entry) and the Salbutamol inhaler was completely ineffective.

Bobjugs took me to hospital the other night and Doc prescribes Prednisolone. She told me it's high time I changed my inhaler but didn't say what to.

Which inhaler would you recommend?

[Sqad]

Hi! NoM....It sounds as though you need a steroid spray as well as Sabutamol.

In Spaun there is a spray called Plusvent which contains Fluticasone (steroid) and Salmeterol in one spray.

I can't say whether it is available in the UK as it is rather expensive.

[NoMercy]

Tell me about it. I bought the Ventolin over the counter down in the pueblo once and had just over a euro in change from a twenty.

[wolf63]

My cat uses Flixotide which is, I think, the same as the Fluticasone. As he isn't a human we have to pay for it and it costs £36-£75 for each inhaler depending upon how/where we purchase it. The ventolin inhaler is only about £6.

Luckily you are a human and have the NHS.

[cathfromsaron]

sorry to thread cross ... do you have an accapela? may be helpful! http://www.activefore...p-therapy-system.aspx

[cathfromsaron]

*acapella

[rowanwitch]

You can get the combined spray on the NHS my sister uses it and it has made a huge difference

[piggynose]

maybe you should ´ve got the ventolin from the gp, as prescriptions in spain are cheap as chips.

[NoMercy]

I am not in Spain any more, Piggy.

[daffy654]

Seretide is the best steroid inhaler available, docs are loathe to prescribe it though as it is very expensive. You would still need your Salbutamol inhaler for relief during an attack.

[boxtops]

Do you think that the report of the admission to hospital will indicate that a change of inhaler is required, NoM? Daffy is right about GPs being ultra-careful about prescribing budgets these days, but if an admission arose because you were on the wrong inhaler, your GP ought to be reviewing your medication. The underlying financial drive these days is all about keeping people OUT of hospital - go see your GP.

[NoMercy]

We went to Gosport War Memorial which is technically a minor injuries unit. The staff didn't ask me for my current GP details as I explained that I had relocated and had yet to register with a local surgery.

[boxtops]

Ha, do it quickly then, NoM - it only takes a few days to move electronic patient records these days, you can persuade your new GP to give you new medication. Since you have this condition, it's really wise to be registered a.s.a.p. with a new GP.