and a reliever or rescue inhaler (usually blue), which relieves symptoms,” the patient advice brochure published online said.

The news followed an investigation by POLITICO’s E&E News into climate-friendly inhalers and how drug giants are developing them to undermine competition. The pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca ...

Doctors will now hand out leaflets that show the carbon footprint of each type of inhaler, detailing how the total dosage from a single blue inhaler has a bigger impact than a 75-mile journey by ...

“Some types of inhalers contain a propellant (gas) to carry the medicine into the lungs. The propellant has a greenhouse gas effect, which contributes to climate change (global warming).