Submitted on Thursday 9th April 2026
Rejected on Monday 27th April 2026
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
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.
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.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.
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You may wish to sign the following petition, which calls for similar action:
Make Medicine Prescriptions Free for Asthma Pump Users
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/753986
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