Minimising Environmental Impact Across the Entire Inhaler Lifecycle

With sustainability and carbon footprint reduction becoming rapidly growing priorities for helping to deliver a “net zero” National Health Service,¹ Dr Anna Murphy will take you through the journey of a medicine from manufacturing to disposal, with consideration of options for reducing the environmental impact of inhalers. She aims to provide a more holistic view on ways to improve the environmental impact of inhaler use in respiratory diseases.

Reference
1. NHS Long Term Plan. Available at https://www.longtermplan.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/nhs-long-term-plan-version-1.2.pdf

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• Dr Anna Murphy

  Consultant Respiratory Pharmacist & Honorary Visiting Professor

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  Dr Anna Murphy

  Consultant Respiratory Pharmacist & Honorary Visiting Professor University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust & DeMontfort University

  Role and Location 

  Dr Murphy is a consultant respiratory pharmacist at University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust and honorary visiting professor at DeMontfort University.

  Research Interests

  Research interests include medicine adherence in people with respiratory disease and pharmacy practice research. Dr Murphy has published widely and produced the “7-Steps to Success” education materials. She currently works with several national groups and organisations on issues surrounding prescribing in respiratory disease.