I’m currently on a biz trip to Germany that is lasting one week longer than anticipated. Today I noticed I was running dangerously low on one of my asthma medications. So, I’m going to pop to a local Apotheke in the morning to enquire about getting a new inhaler. Before I go (forewarned is forearmed after all):

1. How easy should this be in Germany for a visiting foreign national?
2. Will I need to visit a doctor and get a prescription?
3. Or is it typically possible to buy most drugs over the counter at whatever the cost?

Of course, if such things are difficult, I could always get my parents back home to FedEx me the spare I keep.

Regards
I