‘World first’ anticancer jab to reduce treatment times by 75%, says NHS England NHS England has announced that it will offer atezolizumab via subcutaneous injection, bringing treatment times down from 30 minutes to as little as 7 minutes.…
Government funding to help UK development of greener inhalers Kindeva Drug Delivery said it is aiming to manufacture inhalers with new propellants that have 90% lower global warming potential than the current greenest option used in the industry.…
Asthma inhaler recycling will not be renewed, manufacturer confirms A pilot scheme that led to more than 52,000 inhalers being recycled will not be renewed, manufacturer Chiesi has said.…
Research, CPD and Learning: 2022 in review Celebrating the highlights from 2022 and a look ahead to 2023.…
Inhaler recycling scheme launched in South Wales after successful trial Survey results revealed that patients did not realise that disposing of inhalers in their household waste was having a negative impact on the environment.…
Community pharmacies incentivised to refer frequent users of reliever inhalers to general practice The new referral incentive will be part of the Pharmacy Quality Scheme for 2022/2023.…
NHS Scotland announces plan to switch patients to greener inhalers A strategy document, published by NHS Scotland, says that improvements in the way asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are managed could help reduce metered dose inhaler use.…
Best practice principles for inhaler prescribing How to select appropriate inhaler devices that balance the need to personalise treatment and optimise disease control while reducing the environmental impact of prescribing.…
More than a quarter of patients overusing rescue inhalers for asthma, study finds Researchers from Queen Mary University London warned that salbutamol inhalers can increase risk of anxiety and tachycardia.…
Metered-dose inhaler classed as ‘carbon neutral’ through offsetting Lupin Healthcare, which manufactures the Luforbec inhaler, offsets the total emissions produced from production, use and disposal of the inhaler, making it carbon neutral.…
