Millions of asthmatics are being told to switch to eco-friendly inhalers

Just five puffs from the device has a carbon footprint of a nine-mile car trip, according to a health watchdogMILLIONS of asthmatics are being told to switch to less polluting inhalers to help save the planet.

Using just 12 of the devices has the same carbon output as a person flying from London Heathrow to Paris.These greener inhalers produce 25 times less carbon dioxide.It is the first time the watchdog has addressed the environmental credentials of a medicine. Watchdog bosses also want patients to return used inhalers to local pharmacies so that they can be safely disposed of, or to recycle them where the service is available.

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Eco inhalers last half as much and be prescribed twice as often don't know what's worse cfc free or double the plastic waste. 🤦‍♀️

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Laughters the best medicine.. unless you’re asthmatic then it’s ventolin.

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