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 ...

Shifting from a metered-dose inhaler to a dry-powder inhaler for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma in one healthcare system formulary led to increased healthcare utilization, a ...

Switching from a metered dose inhaler to a dry powder version for maintenance therapy more than halves the carbon footprint of people with asthma, and without any worsening of their condition, finds a ...

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 ...

During an asthma check-up at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Joel Rubinstein gets a surprising pitch — for the planet, as well as his health. His pulmonologist, Dr. Miguel Divo, explains that ...

Researchers in the United Kingdom compared the potential impact on carbon footprint and asthma symptom control of switching maintenance therapy to a dry powder inhaler vs continuing with a metered ...

New reports reveal the most commonly prescribed inhaler in the U.S. may actually be contributing to climate change. While these inhalers are critically important to saving lives and making it easier ...

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 Veterans Affairs facilities. Veterans who did vs.

Inhalers prescribed to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) beneficiaries for asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease resulted in estimated emissions of greenhouse gases equivalent ...

Switching from a metered-dose inhaler to a dry powder version for maintenance therapy more than halves the carbon footprint of people with asthma, and without any worsening of their condition, finds a ...

CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aptar Pharma, a global leader in drug delivery and active material science solutions and services, today announced that it has entered into an exclusive ...

Switching from a metered-dose to a dry-powder inhaler after a formulary change increased emergency department visits and hospitalizations in people with COPD or asthma. The absolute changes in risk ...