Sprejinhalatorer containing fluorinated propellants which are highly potent greenhouse gas, according to the newspaper. Now, researchers have analyzed what it means for a patient’s carbon footprint and come to the conclusion that a change from the spray – to pulverinhalator means a reduction comparable with if the person stops eating meat.
– If the medical are equally strong reasons to opt for spray – or pulverinhalator, we think that the miljöskälet to trap with the decision, ” says Christer Janson, professor of pulmonary medicine at Uppsala university, to Today’s Medicine.
the Study is a collaboration between Uppsala university, the employees in the healthcare and pharmaceutical company GSK and the meteorologist and klimatdebattören Martin Hedberg.
