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Asda pharmacy

19 replies

Ludoole · 03/02/2017 15:25

Just sent my 17 year old son to asda to pick me up a canesten oral pill from the pharmacy and he was told they could only sell it to women!! WTAF???
They said something about regulations

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BrowsOnFleek · 03/02/2017 15:29

Sounds weird but what's even weirder is sending your poor son for thrush medication! Bet he was mortified. Did he even ask 😂 Maybe was embarrassed..

BrowsOnFleek · 03/02/2017 15:31

Actually it's definitely bullshit as men get thrush too?

Ludoole · 03/02/2017 15:31

Hes not the type to get embarrassed. Im looking after a friends ill child so son offered to go.

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Ludoole · 03/02/2017 15:45

Hes just gone back to clarify and they are now saying they have to speak to the patient which is a load of shit as ive bought it for other people before
Oh well...

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SomethingBorrowed · 03/02/2017 15:50

Same as when you call the bank with your DH's credentials and they refuse to talk to you because you have the voice of a woman (even though they would accept to talk to the mailman as long as you give him all the credentials)

helpimitchy · 03/02/2017 15:57

Send your son back and tell him to tell them that he identifies as a woman, so they have to sell it to him or he'll have them for transphobia

Ludoole · 03/02/2017 16:00

helpimitchy

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Bourdic · 03/02/2017 16:01

I'm wondering what its street value is....

BrowsOnFleek · 03/02/2017 16:06

Ok fair enough if he offered!
Asda are talking out their arse then if their second reason is different to the first.

delusionsofadequacy · 03/02/2017 16:14

Its not licenced without prescription for me so that will be why. Sometimes they will let you ask over the phone if he asks?
There are a suprising number of restrictions on non prescription meds

TheCustomaryMethod · 03/02/2017 16:20

My DH was able to buy the pessary version for me in Tesco pharmacy last year.

snoodles · 03/02/2017 16:49

My husband also bought the Asda version of the oral tablet for me no problems last year. Ridiculous they won't sell it to your son!

SerialReJoiner · 03/02/2017 17:16

Why is everyone typing asda with a clickable link?

AndNowItsSeven · 03/02/2017 17:17

It's just you Seriel .

SerialReJoiner · 03/02/2017 17:33

ok. It's gone now. Odd.

TarragonChicken · 04/02/2017 02:55

I suspect they might be right. I'm not 100% without looking into it, but I suspect it's pharmacy only, so only sold 'under the supervision of a pharmacist' and it would definitely be best practice, if not mandatory, to speak to the patient. I can only buy my antihistamines when the pharmacist is in the pharmacy, so sometimes have to wait for them to finish lunch!

I fondly refer to pharmacists as the most pedantic people I know, but I'm also aware there's a good reason for this. They have a lot of responsibility on their shoulders.

BillSykesDog · 04/02/2017 03:11

Serial, sounds like you have malware. Run a scan:

SerialReJoiner · 04/02/2017 06:33

Thanks, I will.

UnbornMortificado · 05/02/2017 03:15

They can't sell them to men by law (or at least that's what I got told). DH got it over a bank holiday. Chemist said to go to urgent care

I went to the pharmacy down the road and got it for him.

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