• Acta Medica Port · Sep 2024

    [Recommendations for Reducing the Environmental Impact of Inhalers in Portugal: Consensus Document].

    • Luí S Campos, Paula Rosa, Pedro Carreiro Martins, Bilhota Xavier, Pedro Leuschner, Maria Inês M Marques, José Albino, and Robalo CordeiroCarlosCSociedade Portuguesa de Pneumologia. Lisboa; Serviço de Pneumologia. Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Coimbra. Unidade Local de Saúde de Coimbra. Coimbra; Faculdade de Medicina. Universidade de Coimbra. Coimbra. Portugal..
    • Hospital CUF Tejo. Lisboa; Conselho Português para a Saúde e Ambiente. Lisboa. Portugal.
    • Acta Medica Port. 2024 Sep 2; 37 (9): 654661654-661.

    AbstractThis consensus document addresses the reduction of the environmental impact of inhalers in Portugal. It was prepared by the Portuguese Council for Health and the Environment and the societies representing the specialties that account for these drugs' largest volume of prescriptions, namely the Portuguese Society of Pulmonology, the Portuguese Society of Allergology and Clinical Immunology, the Portuguese Society of Pediatrics, the Portuguese Society of Internal Medicine, the Portuguese Association of General and Family Medicine and also a patient association, the Respira Association. The document acknowledges the significant impact of pressurized metered-dose inhalers on greenhouse gas emissions and highlights the need to transition to more sustainable alternatives. The carbon footprint of pressurized metered-dose inhalers and dry powder inhalers in Portugal was calculated, and the level of awareness among prescribing physicians on this topic was also estimated. Finally, recommendations were developed to accelerate the reduction of the ecological footprint of inhalers.

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