Obtaining Asthma Inhalers in HK?

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    Obtaining Asthma Inhalers in HK?

    Hi i am moving to Hong Kong and i am wondering how i would go about getting asthma inhalers once i am there. In Oz i could purchase them over the counter, and in the UK i needed a prescription. So what is the proceedure in HK?
    thanks in advance,
    x


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    Which inhalers?

    For the standard Ventolin ones, you just wander into pharmacies and shell out HKD60-80 for each.


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    ventolin is more expensive, assume HK$70-HK90, generic salabutmol inhalers from HK$50 to HK$70 (not too far of price of a presciption haler as UK is 6.50/7 quid for 2).

    Becoltide sometimes requires prescription, HK$110-HK$120, but some chemist will sell without a presciption (alot more expensive), generic is at HK$100


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    Thanks for the replys both of you! Great help x