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New asthma guidelines support use of environmentally friendly inhalers

October 2020

Dermot Coffey

Thursday 1 October 2020, 01:30 AM

Dry-powder inalers have the enviromental edge over metered-dose inhalers

GP Dermot Coffey says it is reassuring that the new guidelines for asthma management in New Zealand should help both patients and the environment, although an increased awareness of the environmental impact of medications is essential

The Asthma and Respiratory Foundation NZ recently released their eagerly awaited new guidelines on both childhood and adult asthma management (availab, Key points

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National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. Patient decision aid: Inhalers for asthma. May 2019. https://bit.ly/2Ek0CPo
Pharmac. Asthma inhalers. 27 November 2019. https://bit.ly/31xAHwt
Janson C, Henderson R, Löfdahl M, et al. Carbon footprint impact of the choice of inhalers for asthma and COPD. Thorax 2020;75(1):82–84.
British Medical Association. Sustainable and environmentally friendly general practice. June 2020. bma.org.uk

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