Did You Know That Inhalers For Asthma Contribute To Climate Change?!?

[dave50]

An item about it on BBC this morning. How ridiculous can you  get? Giving advice on what can be done. An inhaler FGS!

 

[barry1010]

They go in to landfill, too.

My GP always states 'cartridge only' on my prescriptions but I always get the complete thing. The cartridge is packaged separately in the same box so I still have to assemble it

[naomi24]

Perhaps Greta will lead a new initiative - 'Gasp for the Good of the Globe'.

[ToraToraTora]

....so does breathing out.

[douglas9401]

Breathtaking advice to users.

[youngmafbog]

Guess thats me a gonna then when they ban it.

Whole thing is a con.

[Canary42]

More snide smears from the blinkered ostriches.  There's none so blind as those who will not see.

[Old_Geezer]

It is the blue ones ain't it ? Well paint 'em yellow. Problem solved.

 

As I understand it the issue is the propellant gas. They want folk to use powder based inhalers instead. I trust they are equally effective, or better.

 

Or refuse a 75 mile ride in an ICE car for each puff to make up for it.

[barry1010]

It seems the classic Ventolin is the worst offender but mine is the dry powder version, 50p more expensive for the NHS

[wolf63]

My cat, Frankie, had asthma and was prescribed a blue inhaler.  

Convincing a cat to comply with anything so it didn't go well.

He was put on steroid tablets instead.

[youngmafbog]

No there isnt is there Canary.

[Arksided]

Both mine are CFC free Preventer and reliever the dry powder versions, have been for a few years.

[youngmafbog]

So are mine.

[SIRandyraven]

Meanwhile in China they open another new 24 coal fired power stations this year lol