Asthma while visiting Sweden
Medically reviewed by Dr Toha Soodhun, specialist in family medicine · 15 November 2026
If you have asthma and have run out of your inhaler, or your asthma is a bit worse than usual — for example with a cold, pollen or cold air — a doctor can often help by video and send a new prescription to a pharmacy near you. If you are clearly short of breath, it is the first time you have these symptoms, or your medicines are not helping, you need to be examined in person. Severe breathlessness is an emergency: call 112.
What a video doctor can do
Bring your inhalers or their packaging to the call, and your peak flow readings if you measure them.
- Review your usual asthma treatment and renew it when appropriate
- Adjust treatment during a mild flare and give you a plan for the coming days
- Decide whether you need to be examined at a clinic, or at your hotel or home, depending on how you are
Self-care
- Keep using your preventer inhaler as prescribed, even when you feel well.
- Avoid smoke and smoky places.
- For pain or fever, paracetamol is usually a better choice than anti-inflammatory painkillers if you have asthma — ask the pharmacist.
See a doctor in person if…
- First time you have wheezing or breathlessness
- You need your reliever inhaler much more often than usual
- Symptoms are getting worse despite treatment
Our clinics in Gothenburg, Stockholm and Malmö can usually see you the same day (3,200 SEK, or +700 SEK after a video consultation). If you cannot come in, we can visit you at your hotel or home in central Gothenburg, Stockholm or Malmö — see prices.
Seek emergency care or call 112 if…
- You are very short of breath despite using your medicines — call 112
- You cannot speak in full sentences, your lips are bluish, or you are very drowsy
Questions
Can I get my inhaler prescribed in Sweden?
Yes, after a doctor has assessed you. Bring the packaging or a photo of your prescription to the video call. Most common asthma medicines are available in Sweden.
What does it cost?
A video consultation is 2,500 SEK. The medicine is paid at the pharmacy.
See a licensed Swedish doctor by video
2,500 SEK · No personnummer or BankID · Insurance documents included
Get Medical HelpLife-threatening? Call 112.