Asthma Reliever Inhaler in Holborn, London — £19.99

Ways Pharmacy offers a private pharmacist-led service for adults who already have asthma and need a replacement salbutamol (blue reliever) inhaler — for example if yours is lost, empty, damaged or out of date. We are a GPhC-registered pharmacy (premises number 9012227) at 77 Southampton Row, Holborn WC1, around two minutes' walk from the British Museum. You can complete the assessment online and have your inhaler posted, or come into the pharmacy. A pharmacist checks your asthma control, how often you use your reliever and your other medicines first, and only supplies an inhaler if it is safe and suitable. Consultations are available in English or Chinese (中文).

If you are having an asthma attack, do not use this service. Call 999. This service is not for emergencies and must never delay urgent treatment.

Asthma reliever inhaler at a glance

Treatment	One Salbutamol（沙丁胺醇）100 micrograms per puff inhaler (Ventolin Evohaler, 200 puffs) per consultation, with an inhaler technique check
Price	£19.99
Who it is for	Adults aged 18 and over who have been diagnosed with asthma (or another condition where salbutamol has been prescribed before) and are currently stable
How it works	Online assessment with a phone or video call from the pharmacist, or in person at the pharmacy
Pharmacist assessment	Required every time. Supply is never automatic. If an inhaler is not suitable, or your asthma needs a review, the pharmacist will tell you where to go instead
Where and when	77 Southampton Row, London WC1B 4ET · Monday to Friday, 9:00am–6:00pm
Language	English and Chinese (中英文服务)

Start your free online assessment or call 020 8106 7084.

If you have run out and need an inhaler today, come into the pharmacy during opening hours rather than ordering online, as posted orders take time to arrive.

Asthma attack: what to do

Call 999 straight away if you or someone with you has any of these:

• the reliever inhaler is not helping, or the relief lasts only a short time
• too breathless to speak in full sentences, eat or sleep
• breathing very fast, or struggling to breathe
• lips or fingertips turning blue or grey (on darker skin this may be easier to see inside the lips or on the gums)
• feeling drowsy, confused, exhausted or faint, or collapsing
• chest pain, or signs of a severe allergic reaction such as swelling of the lips, tongue or throat

While waiting for help, the NHS advises: sit up straight and try to stay calm; take one puff of your reliever inhaler every 30 to 60 seconds, up to 10 puffs; if you feel worse at any point, or you do not feel better after 10 puffs, call 999; if the ambulance has not arrived after 10 minutes and you still feel unwell, repeat the 10 puffs. Always follow your own asthma action plan if you have one.

Treatment and price

Option	What it is	Price	More information
Salbutamol reliever inhaler	Ventolin Evohaler, Salbutamol（沙丁胺醇）100 micrograms per puff, 200 puffs. Usually 1 to 2 puffs when needed for wheeze, breathlessness or chest tightness	£19.99	Ventolin Evohaler
Spacer (optional)	A spacer device that makes a pressurised inhaler easier to use and helps more medicine reach the lungs	£7.49	EasyChamber spacer

One inhaler is supplied per consultation. You only pay once the pharmacist confirms an inhaler is suitable. If you have already paid and it turns out not to be suitable, the pharmacist may suggest another option or give you a full refund. If you normally use a different type of salbutamol inhaler, such as a breath-actuated or dry powder inhaler, tell the pharmacist — they will check whether a suitable device is available or whether you should get your usual one from your GP.

Who can use this service

• Adults aged 18 and over
• You have been diagnosed with asthma or another condition where salbutamol has been prescribed for you before
• You need a replacement because your inhaler is lost, empty, damaged, expired or not available to you, or you need it for your usual reliever use
• Your symptoms are stable and you have no signs of an asthma attack
• You can use the inhaler correctly — the pharmacist will check your technique

This service is not for diagnosing asthma, for new or unexplained wheeze or breathlessness, or for children. If that applies to you, see your GP or call NHS 111.

Tell the pharmacist if you have heart disease, an irregular or fast heartbeat, high blood pressure, an overactive thyroid, diabetes or low potassium, are pregnant or breastfeeding, or take beta-blockers (including propranolol or beta-blocker eye drops), diuretics, steroid tablets, theophylline or digoxin.

A reliever is not the whole treatment

Salbutamol opens the airways quickly but does not treat the inflammation that causes asthma. Most people with asthma should also use a preventer inhaler containing a steroid, as prescribed by their GP or asthma nurse. Keep using your preventer every day even when you feel well.

See your GP or asthma nurse for an asthma review, ideally within a few days, if:

• you are using your reliever more often than usual, or it is not working as well or for as long
• you have needed more than 2 reliever inhalers in the last 12 months
• asthma wakes you at night, or limits exercise, work or daily activities
• you do not have a preventer inhaler, or are not using it regularly
• you have needed steroid tablets, an A&E visit or a hospital stay for your asthma recently

Frequent use of a reliever inhaler can be a sign that asthma is not well controlled, which raises the risk of a serious attack. The pharmacist will not keep supplying reliever inhalers in place of a proper asthma review.

How it works

1. Start your free online assessment. Answer the health questions online and confirm your identity (upload photo ID, or show it on a video call).
2. The pharmacist reviews your answers and speaks with you by phone or video to confirm whether treatment is suitable.
3. If suitable, choose and pay. The pharmacist confirms which treatment is suitable; you then order and pay online (Ventolin Evohaler), or call 020 8106 7084. If it is not suitable, including if the pharmacist gives you advice only, you pay nothing (or get a full refund if you have already paid) — the pharmacist explains your other options.
4. We post your medicine or you collect it. Orders approved by the pharmacist before 3:00pm on a working day are posted the same day — see our shipping information for delivery costs. You can also collect from our Holborn pharmacy once your order is approved.

You can also come into the pharmacy and speak to the pharmacist in our private consulting room, where they can watch you use your inhaler.

Using your inhaler

• Remove the cap, check the mouthpiece is clear and shake the inhaler
• Breathe out gently, then seal your lips around the mouthpiece
• Start breathing in slowly and deeply, and press the canister once as you breathe in
• Hold your breath for about 10 seconds, or as long as is comfortable, then breathe out slowly
• Wait about 30 seconds before a second puff if needed
• Do not take more than 8 puffs in 24 hours as routine use. If you need it more often than every 4 hours, or need more puffs than usual, get your asthma reviewed
• If your breathing gets worse immediately after using the inhaler, stop using it and get medical help straight away

Why choose Ways Pharmacy

• Free online assessment — you only pay once the pharmacist confirms treatment is suitable, with a technique check included
• Assessment by a GPhC-registered pharmacist (premises 9012227), online or in a private consulting room
• Consultation and explanation in Chinese (中文) or English
• In Holborn, about two minutes' walk from the British Museum and close to Holborn and Russell Square stations
• Clear advice on when your asthma needs a GP review

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Frequently asked questions

Suspected side effects can be reported through the MHRA Yellow Card Scheme.

This page gives factual information about pharmacy services and medicines. Any medicine is supplied only after a pharmacist has assessed that it is suitable for you.

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Ways Pharmacy
77 Southampton Row, Holborn, London WC1B 4ET
Telephone: 020 8106 7084
Opening hours: Monday to Friday 9:00am–6:00pm, closed Saturday and Sunday
Around 2 minutes' walk from the British Museum, near Holborn station
GPhC-registered pharmacy premises: 9012227 · About Ways Pharmacy