Environmental impact of pressurised metered dose inhalers versus dry powder and soft mist inhalers at a tertiary Melbourne hospital
- Author(s)
- Cushnahan, A; Leaver, B; Dunne, B; Allman, J; Rees, M;
- Details
- Publication Year 2024-11,Volume 54,Issue #11,Page 1898-1902
- Journal Title
- Internal Medicine Journal
- Publication Type
- Research article
- Abstract
- The carbon footprint of devices to deliver inhaled respiratory medications has come into focus as climate change has been identified as a worldwide emergency. Metered dose inhalers (MDIs) contain hydrofluorocarbons that have significant global warming potential compared to dry powder inhalers (DPIs) and soft mist inhalers (SMIs), which do not use a propellant gas. A 12-month pharmacy inpatient dispensing audit demonstrated that inpatient MDI use significantly outweighed that of DPIs and SMIs and accounted for approximately 99% of inhaler-related greenhouse gas emissions at our hospital.
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Keywords
- Humans; *Metered Dose Inhalers; *Dry Powder Inhalers; Tertiary Care Centers; Administration, Inhalation; Nebulizers and Vaporizers; Carbon Footprint; Australia; climate change; environment; inhaler
- Department(s)
- Surgical Oncology
- Publisher's Version
- https://doi.org/10.1111/imj.16530
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