After reading this article, you should be able to: Understand the principles of effective inhaler prescription (#principles): Ensure a patient-centred approach that optimises both disease outcome and the requirement to reduce the environmental impact of prescribing; Be able to conduct a medication review (#review) for patients using inhalers. In October 2020, the NHS became the world's first health service to commit to reaching 'net zero' emissions by 2045[l]. The NHS is responsible for 4% of England's total carbon footprint, of which medicines account for 25% of emissions -inhalers account for 3% of these emissions[l].
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