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Pressurized metered-dose inhalers and their impact on climate change
Lee Fidler, Samantha Green and Kimberly Wintemute
CMAJ March 28, 2022 194 (12) E460; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.211747
Lee Fidler
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (Fidler); Department of Medicine (Fidler), University of Toronto; St. Michael’s Hospital Academic Family Health Team (Green); Department of Family & Community Medicine (Green, Wintemute), University of Toronto; North York General Hospital (Wintemute), Toronto, Ont.
MDSamantha Green
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (Fidler); Department of Medicine (Fidler), University of Toronto; St. Michael’s Hospital Academic Family Health Team (Green); Department of Family & Community Medicine (Green, Wintemute), University of Toronto; North York General Hospital (Wintemute), Toronto, Ont.
MDKimberly Wintemute
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (Fidler); Department of Medicine (Fidler), University of Toronto; St. Michael’s Hospital Academic Family Health Team (Green); Department of Family & Community Medicine (Green, Wintemute), University of Toronto; North York General Hospital (Wintemute), Toronto, Ont.
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Pressurized metered-dose inhalers and their impact on climate change
Lee Fidler, Samantha Green, Kimberly Wintemute
CMAJ Mar 2022, 194 (12) E460; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.211747
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- Pressurized metered-dose (pMDI) inhalers are an important contributor to greenhouse gas emissions
- Alternative inhalers with lower carbon impact are available
- Dry powder and soft mist inhalers are effective and can have advantages over pMDI prescription
- Prescribing only medically indicated inhaler treatment could substantially reduce carbon emissions
- Proper recycling and disposal of inhalers can reduce carbon dioxide emissions
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