The Greenest Inhaler is the One a Patient Can and Will Use

NHS is committed to reducing carbon footprint of inhalers by 51%.¹ Wholesale switches of inhalers has been suggested but poor inhaler technique can affect control disease control.

In this presentation Dr Capstick discusses the carbon impact of inhalers based on propellant and also the life cycle environmental impacts of inhalers. Patient choice and HCP priorities are also important in inhaler choice. Assessment, choice and training is important in controlling disease and Dr Capstick highlights how the most environmentally friendly inhaler is the one the patient can use.

Dr Captstick outlines practical considerations and provides case study information on choosing the right inhaler for the right patient.

References

1. Delivering a ‘Net Zero’ National Health Service. October 2020. Available at: https://www.england.nhs.uk/greenernhs/wp-content/uploads/sites/51/2020/10/delivering-a-net-zero-national-health-service.pdf [Last accessed December 2021].

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• Dr Toby Capstick

  Consultant Respiratory Pharmacist

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  Dr Toby Capstick

  Consultant Respiratory Pharmacist Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

  Role and Location 

  Dr Capstick is Consultant Pharmacist – Respiratory Pharmacist at the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

  He is an independent non-medical prescriber and runs clinics in the Leeds Interstitial Lung Disease, Asthma and Tuberculosis services. He works one day a week for NHS Leeds CCG to improve respiratory medicines optimisation across the interface of care.

  Education and Research

  He is the past Chair of the UK Clinical Pharmacy Association Respiratory Group, and is a member of the British Thoracic Society Pharmacists Specialist Advisory Group, the UK Inhaler Group, the British Thoracic Society Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis Clinical Advice Service, and NTM Network UK.