Healio

Greenhouse gas emissions higher with metered-dose vs. dry-powder, soft-mist inhalers

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Almost all of the estimated 1.15 MMT of CO 2 equivalent emissions in 2022 came from metered-dose inhalers. The ...
WBUR

Most inhalers in the U.S. emit climate-warming gasses. Here's what you can do

Most people with asthma and other lung diseases have no idea that commonly prescribed inhalers are helping make the planet warmer. Each puff has about the same climate impact as driving a gas-powered ...
Healio

Metered-dose to dry-powder inhaler switch not often reversed in veterans

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A metered-dose inhaler was switched to a dry-powder inhaler in July 2021 in Veterans Affairs facilities. The ...
Medscape

Inhalers Harm the Planet and Your Patients. What to Do

“Inhalers produce as much carbon emissions as half a million cars each year.” That’s how headlines read after a startling new JAMA analysis revealed that the 160 million inhalers dispensed in the US ...