A video, for patients, explaining the different inhaler devices available for use for asthma, who they may be suitable for and environmental considerations.
A video, for patients, explaining why regular treatment with preventer inhalers is so important and why using too much reliever inhalers may mean your asthma is not well controlled.
Link to OpenPrescribing which allows the analysis of data about the drugs prescribed by GPs from across general practices in England.
There are two measures relating to the carbon footprint of…
Published date
January 2023
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by
Bennett Institute for Applied Data Science, University of Oxford
A guide for healthcare professionals. Consists of a flowchart that helps to review a patient with the aim of adjusting their inhaler usage and reduce carbon footprint.
A guide for healthcare professionals in the UK on reducing the carbon footprint of inhaler prescription. It consists of recommendations aimed at making choices that reduce the carbon footprint of…
This is not a new resource (published in 2017) but provides some really thought provoking reading on overdiagnosis, overtreatment and waste, including pharmaceutical waste.
This is not a new resource (published in 2017) but provides some really thought provoking reading on overdiagnosis, overtreatment and waste, including pharmaceutical waste.