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Medication in Australia

astonaidan · 2011-09-09 22:34:47

Heading over to Australia on a WHV in october, Just wondering what the story is with getting my ventolin inhaler over there, Will there be a certain amount I can bring over

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09-09-2011 11:34pm

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Heading over to Australia on a WHV in october, Just wondering what the story is with getting my ventolin inhaler over there, Will there be a certain amount I can bring over

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#2 10-09-2011 5:33am
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You can get Ventolin or it's generic over the counter. Bricanyl is also OTC. It's an S3 medicine so you will have a quick chat with the pharmacist first. Depending on the pharmacy you'll pay 9-12$ for Ventolin. Generics sell for 6.50$ at Chemist Warehouse. You can get it on prescription also, Dr will usually write it up if you are also using a preventer like seretide. Script quantity is usually 2, but you won't save money this way, 2 usually price at 20-22$ on script.
Wouldn't think there will be a limit on what you bring but maybe weigh up costs between Ireland & here.

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