In a study of data from 8,880 patients who had been prescribed an inhaled corticosteroid for the first time, those who received the same type of device for that and their reliever therapy were 15% ...

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 ...

In a “true pivot” in asthma care across the UK, new guidelines urge medics to offer inhalers that both relieve and prevent symptoms to newly diagnosed sufferers who are 12 and over, rather than the ...

NHS Business Services Authority has launched a new dashboard to help prescribers to reduce the high carbon impact of inhalers. Estimates suggest that around 3% of total NHS carbon emissions can be ...

Asthma inhalers are critical for delivering small amounts of medication to people's lungs to improve breathing and help prevent asthma attacks, but those tiny puffs add up to a large environmental ...

The carbon footprint of blue inhalers is being compared to a lengthy car trip in advice released to asthma patients as British doctors are told to switch out the sprays for a more effective treatment.

Faulty inhalers could be putting thousands of lives at risk as an urgent recall has been issued. Two different brands of inhalers have been recalled over fears they not be correctly delivering ...

Inhalers that deliver quick relief to patients with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) may be taking a toll on the planet, producing as much climate-warming pollution as more than ...

A new report claims that despite an “impressive list of benefits, several drawbacks remain” for inhaled medicines, notably the devices used to deliver the medicines. A new report claims that despite ...