It would be life saving in many cases and very usefull to many parents. Surely financially this makes sense!

IF THERE WERE 5ML SACHETS OF PIRITON MY 7 YEAR OLD SON COULD RETURN TO SCHOOL. Chlorphenamine Maleate (Piriton) can be a life-saver for some allergy sufferers, so this isn't just an issue of convenience. My son has severe multiple food allergies(to over 30 kinds of foods); the extent of his allergies means that, despite a careful diet he is still exposed to more contaminants than someone with 2 or 3 allergies and therefore has more severe reactions. When he has a reaction his first treatment is Piriton and then an injection of adrenaline if things worsen. We rarely use his adrenaline because Piriton usually does the trick IF GIVEN IMMEDIATELY. However, at 7 years he is too young to carry, open and adminster Piriton from a bottle and relies on school staff to do this for him. They regularly forget to carry it with them or have forgotten where they put it. This is very stressful and dangerous for a child experiencing a reaction so we have decided upon home education. With sachets he could return to school carrying his own medication; he would administer as soon as he felt unwell without the anxiety of being unable to unopen the bottle or overdosing; he would not have to rely upon very busy teaching staff who don't fully understand the severity of his condition.

I support this campaign as my daughter has a possible fish allergy and has reacted to something a few times, we went on holiday recently and I forgot to take the bottle of piriton with me and could not find any in the local shops for her age group (3), after 3 attemps I found boots had there own vs in a bottle though and had to administer this on a spoon in the car, which was very messy. I had packed calpol and Nurofen sachets, but not the big bottles of piriton I had at home, sachets would be handy to keep in my handbag or purse, just in case, and it might be good if doctors could prescribe them for the nurserys and schools as they have to keep big bottles for each child in there fridges?

I completely back this campaign. My daughter is allergic to a number of foods and I always need to carry piriton with me, including on flights and having sachets would allow me to do this with greater ease especially with the 100ml liquid restrictions when flying.

I have actually been unable to open the syrup on a number of occasions due it geting completely stuck up. I get the same problem with the own brand from Lloyds pharmacy. Not great when hives are popping up all over you and you can't even get the antihistamines you desperately need. If you have a dairy allergy you can't use normal antihistamines as these contain lactose/dairy. I have spoken to Lloyds pharmacy and they advise carefully wiping the jar after each use. Good advice but not always practical and it's very sticky syrupy stuff. So if you're out and about it's harder to clean. Very frustrating.

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Definately need sachets my daughter has taken a severe allergic reaction to something (we still no clue what) scarey when your child wakes up but cant open her eyes because they swollen shut, her throat agony coz it beginning to close over and hives all over her wee body!!! I just thankful we were up early that particular morning otherwise who knows what could have happened !! piriton with us everywhere now. Sachets would be so handy for bags and schools. FULL SUPPORT FROM ME.

I support this campaign - Joan Magill

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